Acts 2:13

Acts 2:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
• New International Version (NIV)Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But others mocking said, "They are filled with new wine."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.”

Context of Acts 2:13

11Cretans and Arabs—we all hear them speaking in our [native] tongues about the mighty works of God!” 12And they were beside themselves with amazement and were greatly perplexed, saying one to another, “What could this mean?” But others were laughing and joking and ridiculing them, saying, “They are full of sweet wine and are drunk!” 14But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be explained to you; listen closely and pay attention to what I have to say. 15These people are not drunk, as you assume, since it is [only] the third hour of the day (9:00 a.m.);

Acts 2:13 word by word

ἕτεροι δὲ διαχλευάζοντες ἔλεγον ὅτι γλεύκους μεμεστωμένοι εἰσίν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Othersἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• mockingχλευάζωchleuazō · to sneerG5512
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• These menμεστόωmestoō · to fillG3325
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• of new wineγλεῦκοςgleukos · sweet wineG1098

Cross-references for Acts 2:13

• Acts 2:15These people are not drunk, as you assume, since it is [only] the third hour of the day (9:00 a.m.);
• 1 Samuel 1:14Eli said to her, “How long will you make yourself drunk? Get rid of your wine.”
• Job 32:19My belly is like unvented wine; Like new wineskins it is about to burst.
• Isaiah 25:6On this mountain [Zion] the Lord of hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all peoples [to welcome His reign on earth], A banquet of aged wines—choice pieces [flavored] with marrow, Of refined, aged wines.
• Zechariah 9:15The Lord of hosts shall defend and protect them; And they will devour [the enemy] and trample down the slingstones [that have missed their mark], And they will drink [of victory] and be boisterous as with wine; And they shall be filled like sacrificial bowls [used to catch the blood], Drenched like the corners of the [sacrificial] altar.
• Zechariah 10:7Then Ephraim will be like a mighty warrior, And their heart will rejoice as if from wine; Yes, their children will see it and rejoice; Their heart will rejoice and shout triumphantly in the Lord.
• Ephesians 5:18Do not get drunk with wine, for that is wickedness (corruption, stupidity), but be filled with the [Holy] Spirit and constantly guided by Him.

Commentaries on Acts 2:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13These men are full of new wine - Rather sweet wine, for , cannot mean the mustum, or new wine, as there could be none in Judea so early as pentecost. The , gleucus, seems to have been a peculiar kind of wine, and is thus described by Hesychius and Suidas: , , ͅ . Gleucus is that which distils from the grape before it is pressed. This must be at once both the strongest and sweetest wine. Calmet observes that the ancients had the secret of preserving wine…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Others, mocking, said - The word rendered “mocking” means “to cavil, to deride.” It occurs in the New Testament in only one other place: Acts 17:32, “And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked.” This was an effect that was not confined to the day of Pentecost. There has seldom been a revival of religion, a remarkable manifestation of the power of the Holy Spirit, that has not given occasion for profane mockery and merriment. One…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 The difference in languages which arose at Babel, has much hindered the spread of knowledge and religion. The instruments whom the Lord first employed in spreading the Christian religion, could have made no progress without this gift, which proved that their authority was from God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131-4. when the day of Pentecost was fully come--The fiftieth from the morrow after the first Passover sabbath (Le 23:15, 16). with one accord--the solemnity of the day, perhaps, unconsciously raising their expectations.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 2:13

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• Tongue
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In the dictionaries

• Approve
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• Gladness
• Messiah
• Miracle
• Notable
• Pentecost
• Untoward

Commentaries on Acts 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings