Original: The biblical languages have several words for alcoholic beverages , and though prohibitionists and some abstentionists ( see '' Current views '' below ) dissent , there is a broad consensus that the words did ordinarily refer to intoxicating drinks .
Simplified: The languages in the Bible have several words for alcoholic drinks . Though prohibitionists and some abstentionists disagree , most people agree that the words were usually meant to be about intoxicating drinks .