Acts 2:15 Meaning and Explanation
“For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.”
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Read Full Chapter →Peter answers the mockery plainly: the believers cannot be drunk, for it is only about nine in the morning.
What Does Acts 2:15 Mean?
Peter begins by clearing away the scoffers' theory. The third hour — about nine in the morning — came before the usual mealtime; on a feast day especially, devout people would scarcely have eaten yet, much less been drinking.
Faith is not afraid of simple reasoning. Peter meets ridicule with calm fact rather than outrage, and then moves quickly from defense to declaration. There is a lesson in his composure: the gospel does not need its messengers to be rattled by scorn. Answer the objection plainly, then point to God — for the true explanation of a Spirit-filled life is never found in the cup, but in heaven.
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What does Acts 2:15 mean?
Peter answers the mockery plainly: the believers cannot be drunk, for it is only about nine in the morning.