Ephesians 4:23

Amplified Bible

and be continually renewed in the spirit of your mind [having a fresh, untarnished mental and spiritual attitude],

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
You must be made new in your hearts and in your thinking.

Revised Standard Version
and be renewed in the spirit of your minds,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and be ye renued in the sprete of youre myndes

Hebrew Names Version
and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

New American Standard Bible
and that you are to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,

New Century Version
But you were taught to be made new in your hearts,

Update Bible Version
and that you are renewed in the spirit of your mind,

Webster's Bible Translation
And be renewed in the Spirit of your mind;

English Standard Version
and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,

World English Bible
and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
To be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

Weymouth's New Testament
and to get yourselves renewed in the temper of your minds and clothe yourselves

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and be ye renewlid in the spirit of youre soule;

English Revised Version
and that ye be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

Berean Standard Bible
to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;

Contemporary English Version
Let the Spirit change your way of thinking

American Standard Version
and that ye be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

Bible in Basic English
And be made new in the spirit of your mind,

Complete Jewish Bible
and you must let your spirits and minds keep being renewed,

Darby Translation
and being renewed in the spirit of your mind;

International Standard Version
to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,Romans 12:2; Colossians 3:10;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
and be renewed in the spirit of your minds,

Murdock Translation
and should be renewed in the spirit of your minds;

King James Version (1611)
And bee renewed in the spirit of your minde:

New Living Translation
Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.

New Life Bible
Let your minds and hearts be made new.

New Revised Standard
and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And be renued in the spirit of your minde,

George Lamsa Translation
And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And were to be getting young again in the spirit of your mind,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And be renewed in spirit of your mind:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
To be renued in the spirite of your mynde,

Good News Translation
Your hearts and minds must be made completely new,

Christian Standard Bible®
to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,

King James Version
And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

Lexham English Bible
be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

Literal Translation
and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

Young's Literal Translation
and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
but be ye renued in the sprete of youre mynde,

Mace New Testament (1729)
and to be renewed in your mind, by living like men formed anew,

New English Translation
to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

New King James Version
and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

Simplified Cowboy Version
Instead, let the Holy Ghost give you better thoughts and ways.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

Legacy Standard Bible
and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

Contextual Overview

¹⁷So this I say, and solemnly affirm together with the Lord [as in His presence], that you must no longer live as the [unbelieving] Gentiles live, in the futility of their minds [and in the foolishness and emptiness of their souls], ¹⁸for their [moral] understanding is darkened and their reasoning is clouded; [they are] alienated and self-banished from the life of God [with no share in it; this is] because of the [willful] ignorance and spiritual blindness that is [deep-seated] within them, because of the hardness and insensitivity of their heart. ¹⁹And they, [the ungodly in their spiritual apathy], having become callous and unfeeling, have given themselves over [as prey] to unbridled sensuality, eagerly craving the practice of every kind of impurity [that their desires may demand]. ²⁰But you did not learn Christ in this way! ²¹If in fact you have [really] heard Him and have been taught by Him, just as truth is in Jesus [revealed in His life and personified in Him], ²²that, regarding your previous way of life, you put off your old self [completely discard your former nature], which is being corrupted through deceitful desires, ²³and be continually renewed in the spirit of your mind [having a fresh, untarnished mental and spiritual attitude],²⁴and put on the new self [the regenerated and renewed nature], created in God's image, [godlike] in the righteousness and holiness of the truth [living in a way that expresses to God your gratitude for your salvation]. ²⁵Therefore, rejecting all falsehood [whether lying, defrauding, telling half-truths, spreading rumors, any such as these], SPEAK TRUTH EACH ONE WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, for we are all parts of one another [and we are all parts of the body of Christ]. ²⁶BE ANGRY [at sin—at immorality, at injustice, at ungodly behavior], YET DO NOT SIN; do not let your anger [cause you shame, nor allow it to] last until the sun goes down.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

be: Ephesians 2:10, Psalms 51:10, Ezekiel 11:19, Ezekiel 18:31, Ezekiel 36:26, Romans 12:2, Colossians 3:10, Titus 3:5

spirit: Romans 8:6, 1 Peter 1:13

Reciprocal: Genesis 18:15 - denied 2 Corinthians 4:16 - is Galatians 5:22 - love Colossians 1:6 - knew 2 Peter 1:4 - ye might

Cross-References

Exodus 20:13
"You shall not commit murder (unjustified, deliberate homicide).

Leviticus 19:18
'You shall not take revenge nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor (acquaintance, associate, companion) as yourself; I am the LORD.

Numbers 23:18
Balaam took up his [second] discourse (oracle) and said: "Rise up, O Balak, and hear; Listen [closely] to me, son of Zippor.

Judges 9:7
When they told Jotham, he went and stood at the top of Mount Gerizim and shouted to them, "Hear me, O men of Shechem, so that God may hear you.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And be renewed in the spirit of your mind. Or by the Spirit that is in your mind; that is, by the Holy Spirit; who is in the saints, and is the author of renovation in them; and who is the reviver and carrier on, and finisher of that work, and therefore that is called the renewing of the Holy Spirit, Titus 3:5 or rather the mind of man, which is a spirit, of a spiritual nature, immaterial and immortal, and is the seat of that renewing work of the Spirit of God; which shows, that the more noble part of man stands in need of renovation, being corrupted by sin: and this renewing in it, designs not the first work of renovation; for these Ephesians had been renewed, and were made new creatures in Christ; but the gradual progress of it; and takes in, if not principally intends, a renewal, or an increase of spiritual light and knowledge, of life and strength, of joy and comfort, and fresh supplies of grace, and a revival of the exercise of grace; and in short, a renewal of spiritual youth, and a restoration of the saints to that state and condition they were in, in times past: and the exhortation to this can only mean, that it becomes saints to be concerned for such revivings and renewings, and to pray for them, as David did,

Psalms 51:10 for otherwise, this is as much the work of the Spirit of God, as renovation is at first; and he only who is sent forth, and renews the face of the earth, year by year, can renew us daily in the Spirit of our minds.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And be renewed - That is, it is necessary that a man who has been following these should become a new man; see the notes on John 3:3 ff., compare the notes on 2 Corinthians 4:16. The word used here - ἀνανεόω ananeoō - does not occur elsewhere in the New Testament; but it has the same meaning as the word used in 2 Corinthians 4:16, and Colossians 3:10. It means to make new, and is descriptive of the work of regeneration. This was addressed to the church, and to those whom Paul regarded as Christians; and we learn from this:

(1) That it is necessary that man should be “renewed” in order to be saved.

(2) That it is proper to exhort Christians to be renewed. They need renovated strength every day.

(3) That it is a matter of “obligation” to be renewed. People are “bound” thus to be renovated, And,

(4) That they have sufficient natural ability to change from the condition of the old to that of the “new” man, or they could not be exhorted to it.

(See the supplementary Romans 8:7, note; Galatians 5:17, note.)

In the spirit of your mind - In your temper; your heart; your nature.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 23. And be renewed in the spirit of your mind — Their old mode of living was to be abandoned; a new one to be assumed. The mind is to be renovated; and not only its general complexion, but the very spirit of it; all its faculties and powers must be thoroughly, completely, and universally renewed. Plautus uses a similar expression describing deep distress, and answerable to our phrase innermost soul: -

Paupertas, pavor territat mentem animi.

Poverty and dread alarm my innermost soul.

Epid., l. 519.