I am like a bottle of new wine\par that hasn’t been opened.\par I am like a new wineskin\par that is ready to break open.\par
Acts 2:13 - Easy To Read Version Other people were laughing at the apostles. These people thought the apostles were drunk from too much wine. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But others made a joke of it and derisively said, They are simply drunk and full of sweet [intoxicating] wine. American Standard Version (1901) But others mocking said, They are filled with new wine. Common English Bible Others jeered at them, saying, “They’re full of new wine!” Catholic Public Domain Version But others mockingly said, "These men are full of new wine." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But others mocking, said: These men are full of new wine. |
I am like a bottle of new wine\par that hasn’t been opened.\par I am like a new wineskin\par that is ready to break open.\par
At that time, the Lord All-Powerful will give a feast for all the people on this mountain. At the feast, there will be the best foods and wines. The meat will be tender and good.
The people of Ephraim {\cf2\super [26]} will be as happy as soldiers that have too much to drink. Their children will be rejoicing and they, too, will be happy. They will all have a happy time together with the Lord.
The Lord All-Powerful will protect them.\par The soldiers will use rocks and slings {\cf2\super [25]} \par to defeat the enemy.\par They will spill the blood of their enemies.\par It will flow like wine.\par It will be like the blood that is thrown\par on the corners of the altar!\par
Everything will be good and beautiful!\par There will be a wonderful crop,\par but it will not be just the food and wine.\par It will be all the young men and women!\par
These men are not drunk like you think; it is only nine o’clock in the morning!
Suppose the whole church meets together and you all speak in \{different\} languages. If some people come in that are without understanding or don’t believe, then those people will say you are crazy.
Don’t be drunk with wine. That will ruin (destroy) you spiritually. But be filled with the Spirit. {\cf2\super [39]}
Eli said to Hannah, “You have had too much to drink! It is time to put away the wine.”