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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/acts/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Some, however, made fun of them and said, &#8220They have had too much wine.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But others in the crowd ridiculed them, saying, “They’re just drunk, that’s all!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But others mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But others mocking were saying, "They are full of new wine."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But others were jeering and saying, “They are full of sweet wine!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But others were mocking and saying, &#8220They are full of sweet wine.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But others were mocking and saying, “They are full of sweet wine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But others, mocking, were saying, “They are full of new wine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But others were laughing <i>and</i> joking <i>and</i> ridiculing them, saying, “They are full of sweet wine <i>and</i> are drunk!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But some sneered and said, “They’re drunk on new wine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But some sneered and said, &#8220They&#8217re full of new wine!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But others mocking said, They are filled with new wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Others made fun of the Lord's followers and said, "They are drunk." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But others mocking said, They are filled with new wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Others said jokingly, "They're drunk on sweet wine."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But others made fun of the believers, saying, "These people are drunk!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But others kept saying in derision, "They're drunk on sweet wine!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But others mocked them and said, ?They are drunk on new wine!?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But others jeered at the speakers, saying, "They are drunk on new wine!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Others, mocking, said, "They are filled with new wine."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Others mocking, said, These men are full of new wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But others, scornfully jeering, said, "They are brim-full of sweet wine."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Others, mocking, said, “They are filled with new wine.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And others mocking said, “They are full of sweet wine”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But others mocking were saying, "They are full of new wine."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and others mocking said, -- 'They are full of sweet wine;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And others mocking said, That they are filled with new wine.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But others mocking, said: These men are full of new wine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But others mockingly said, “These men are full of new wine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But others said, scoffing, “They have had too much new wine.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But others sneered and said, “They are filled with new wine.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But others were mocking them as they said, “These have drunk new wine and have become drunk.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But others deriding, said: They are full of new wine.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And others mocking, continued to say, that these people are full of fermented wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But others scoffing said, These men are brimful of sweet wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />others in derision said, these men are full of sweet wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But others, scornfully jeering, said, "They are brim-full of sweet wine."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And others, mocking, said, "They have been filled with new wine!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />but others scoffing said, they are full of sweet wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/2-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=340" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/2.htm">The Holy Spirit at Pentecost</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?” <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/2087.htm" title="2087: Heteroi (Adj-NMP) -- (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.">others</a> <a href="/greek/5512.htm" title="5512: diachleuazontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To mock, scoff, jest, jeer. From a derivative probably of cheilos; to throw out the lip, i.e. Jeer at.">mocked them</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: elegon (V-IIA-3P) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">and said,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eisin (V-PIA-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">“They are</a> <a href="/greek/3325.htm" title="3325: memestōmenoi (V-RPM/P-NMP) -- To fill. From mestos; to replenish, i.e. to intoxicate.">drunk</a> <a href="/greek/1098.htm" title="1098: Gleukous (N-GNS) -- Akin to glukus; sweet wine, i.e. must, but used of the more saccharine fermented wine.">on new wine!”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">14</span>Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28-29</a></span><br />And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. / Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-11.htm">Isaiah 28:11-12</a></span><br />Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people / to whom He has said: “This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-21.htm">1 Corinthians 14:21-23</a></span><br />It is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.” / Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for believers, not for unbelievers. / So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-24.htm">Matthew 9:24</a></span><br />“Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-20.htm">John 7:20</a></span><br />“You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-20.htm">John 10:20</a></span><br />Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-13.htm">1 Samuel 1:13-15</a></span><br />Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk / and said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine!” / “No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-11.htm">2 Kings 9:11</a></span><br />When Jehu went out to the servants of his master, they asked, “Is everything all right? Why did this madman come to you?” “You know his kind and their babble,” he replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-26.htm">Jeremiah 29:26</a></span><br />‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in stocks and neck irons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-7.htm">Hosea 9:7</a></span><br />The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-33.htm">Luke 7:33-34</a></span><br />For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’ / The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/3-21.htm">Mark 3:21</a></span><br />When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-18.htm">1 Corinthians 1:18</a></span><br />For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-14.htm">1 Corinthians 2:14</a></span><br />The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-10.htm">1 Corinthians 4:10</a></span><br />We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.</p><p class="hdg">These.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/2-15.htm">Acts 2:15</a></b></br> For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is <i>but</i> the third hour of the day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/1-14.htm">1 Samuel 1:14</a></b></br> And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/32-19.htm">Job 32:19</a></b></br> Behold, my belly <i>is</i> as wine <i>which</i> hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/2-4.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/acts/2-7.htm">Full</a> <a href="/john/21-4.htm">However</a> <a href="/luke/16-14.htm">Jeering</a> <a href="/john/17-9.htm">Making</a> <a href="/john/19-3.htm">Mocking</a> <a href="/john/19-41.htm">New</a> <a href="/acts/2-10.htm">Others</a> <a href="/job/34-37.htm">Scornfully</a> <a href="/luke/23-36.htm">Sport</a> <a href="/luke/4-23.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/john/19-30.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/2-43.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/acts/2-15.htm">Full</a> <a href="/acts/2-14.htm">However</a> <a href="/luke/16-14.htm">Jeering</a> <a href="/acts/5-36.htm">Making</a> <a href="/acts/17-32.htm">Mocking</a> <a href="/acts/5-20.htm">New</a> <a href="/acts/5-13.htm">Others</a> <a href="/job/16-10.htm">Scornfully</a> <a href="/acts/17-32.htm">Sport</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-14.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/acts/2-15.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-1.htm">The apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit, and speaking various languages, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-12.htm">are admired by some, and derided by others;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-14.htm">whom Peter disproves;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-37.htm">he baptizes a great number who were converted;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-41.htm">who afterwards devoutly and charitably converse together; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-43.htm">the apostles working many miracles, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-46.htm">and God daily increasing his church.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But others mocked them</b><br>This phrase highlights the skepticism and disbelief that some people had towards the miraculous events occurring at Pentecost. The mocking attitude reflects a common human response to the unfamiliar or supernatural, often seen throughout Scripture when God's power is displayed (e.g., <a href="/2_kings/2-23.htm">2 Kings 2:23-24</a>, where Elisha is mocked). This reaction contrasts with those who were amazed and perplexed, showing the division in response to the Holy Spirit's work. The mockers represent a hardened heart, unwilling to accept the divine explanation for the apostles' behavior.<p><b>and said, “They are drunk</b><br>The accusation of drunkenness was a dismissive explanation for the apostles' speaking in tongues. In the cultural context of the time, public drunkenness was not uncommon, and attributing unusual behavior to intoxication was a way to undermine the legitimacy of the apostles' message. This reflects a misunderstanding of the spiritual event taking place, as the apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit, not wine. This misunderstanding is addressed by Peter in <a href="/acts/2-15.htm">Acts 2:15</a>, where he clarifies that it is only the third hour of the day, a time when people would not typically be drunk.<p><b>on new wine!”</b><br>New wine refers to freshly fermented wine, which could be more intoxicating due to its freshness. The mention of new wine is significant because it underscores the mockers' attempt to rationalize the supernatural with a natural explanation. This phrase also serves as a contrast to the "new wine" of the Holy Spirit, which brings about a new covenant and transformation in believers (<a href="/luke/5-37.htm">Luke 5:37-39</a>). The irony is that while the mockers attribute the apostles' behavior to physical intoxication, they are actually witnessing the spiritual "intoxication" of the Holy Spirit's power.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_apostles.htm">The Apostles</a></b><br>The primary group involved in this event, filled with the Holy Spirit and speaking in various tongues.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where this event takes place, during the Jewish festival of Pentecost.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_mockers.htm">The Mockers</a></b><br>A group of onlookers who dismiss the miraculous event by attributing it to drunkenness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/pentecost.htm">Pentecost</a></b><br>A Jewish feast occurring fifty days after Passover, significant for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_holy_spirit.htm">The Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The third person of the Trinity, whose arrival empowers the apostles to speak in different languages.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_spiritual_matters.htm">Discernment in Spiritual Matters</a></b><br>The mockers' reaction shows a lack of spiritual discernment. Believers should seek to understand spiritual phenomena through the lens of Scripture and the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_mockery.htm">The Reality of Mockery</a></b><br>Expect that genuine spiritual experiences may be misunderstood or mocked by those who do not share the same faith perspective. Stand firm in your faith despite ridicule.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Power of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The event at Pentecost demonstrates the transformative power of the Holy Spirit, which enables believers to transcend natural limitations for God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witnessing_in_the_face_of_opposition.htm">Witnessing in the Face of Opposition</a></b><br>The apostles' experience encourages believers to continue witnessing boldly, even when faced with skepticism or mockery.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_context.htm">The Importance of Context</a></b><br>Understanding the cultural and historical context of biblical events can help clarify misunderstandings and deepen our appreciation of God's work.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'drunk_in_the_spirit'_mean.htm">What does "Drunk in the Spirit" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_'holy_laughter'.htm">What is the phenomenon known as holy laughter?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_alcohol_a_sin_for_christians.htm">Is drinking alcohol a sin for Christians?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_elisha's_act_in_2_kings_13_14-19_consistent.htm">How consistent is Elisha's symbolic act in 2 Kings 13:14-19 with other biblical prophecies, and does it question divine sovereignty?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">These men are full of new wine.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">of sweet drink</span>--the word "wine" not being used--stronger and more intoxicating than the lighter and thinner wines that were ordinarily drunk. The Greek word was sometimes used, like the Latin <span class= "ital">mustum, </span>for the unfermented grape-juice. Here, however, the context shows that wine, in the strict sense of the word, was intended, and the use of the same word in the LXX. of <a href="/job/32-19.htm" title="Behold, my belly is as wine which has no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.">Job 32:19</a> confirms this meaning. The word for "new wine" in <a href="/matthew/9-17.htm" title="Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runs out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.">Matthew 9:17</a>, <a href="/mark/2-22.htm" title="And no man puts new wine into old bottles: else the new wine does burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.">Mark 2:22</a>, is different, but there also (see Notes) fermentation is implied. The words, as has been said above (Note on <a href="/acts/2-4.htm" title="And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.">Acts 2:4</a>), point to a certain appearance of excitement in tone, manner, and words.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - But <span class="accented">others</span> for <span class="accented">others</span>, A.V. ; <span class="accented">they are filled with</span> for <span class="accented">these men are full of</span>, A.V. <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>New wine</span>; more literally, <span class="accented">sweet wine.</span> These mockers, men incapable of serious and devout appreciation of the work of the Holy Spirit, attributed the tension of feeling which they saw, and the unintelligible words which they heard, to the effect of wine. So Festus said," Paul, thou art mad." So the unbelieving Jews of Pontus and Asia <span class="accented">thought it strange</span> that the Christians should live holily, and spake evil of them in consequence (<a href="/1_peter/4-4.htm">1 Peter 4:4, 14</a>). So Ishmael mocked Isaac (<a href="/genesis/21-9.htm">Genesis 21:9</a>); and so in all times "they that are born after the flesh do persecute them that are born after the Spirit" (<a href="/galatians/4-29.htm">Galatians 4:29</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/2-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">But</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">others</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἕτεροι</span> <span class="translit">(Heteroi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2087.htm">Strong's 2087: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mocked [them]</span><br /><span class="grk">διαχλευάζοντες</span> <span class="translit">(diachleuazontes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5512.htm">Strong's 5512: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mock, scoff, jest, jeer. From a derivative probably of cheilos; to throw out the lip, i.e. Jeer at.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] said,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔλεγον</span> <span class="translit">(elegon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“They are</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰσίν</span> <span class="translit">(eisin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">drunk</span><br /><span class="grk">μεμεστωμένοι</span> <span class="translit">(memestōmenoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3325.htm">Strong's 3325: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill. From mestos; to replenish, i.e. to intoxicate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on new wine!”</span><br /><span class="grk">Γλεύκους</span> <span class="translit">(Gleukous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1098.htm">Strong's 1098: </a> </span><span class="str2">Akin to glukus; sweet wine, i.e. must, but used of the more saccharine fermented wine.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/2-13.htm">Acts 2:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/2-13.htm">Acts 2:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/2-13.htm">Acts 2:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/2-13.htm">Acts 2:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/2-13.htm">Acts 2:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/2-13.htm">Acts 2:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/2-13.htm">Acts 2:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/2-13.htm">Acts 2:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/2-13.htm">Acts 2:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/2-13.htm">Acts 2:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/2-13.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 2:13 Others mocking said They are filled (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/2-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 2:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 2:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/2-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 2:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 2:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>