Ephesians 4:23

Ephesians 4:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
• New International Version (NIV)to be made new in the attitude of your minds;
• English Standard Version (ESV)and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

Context of Ephesians 4:23

21You have certainly heard his message and have been taught his ways. The truth is in Jesus. 22You were taught to change the way you were living. The person you used to be will ruin you through desires that deceive you. However, you were taught to have a new attitude. 24You were also taught to become a new person created to be like God, with a life that truly has God’s approval and is holy. 25So then, get rid of lies. Speak the truth to each other, because we are all members of the same body.

Ephesians 4:23 word by word

ἀνανεοῦσθαι δὲ τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ νοὸς ὑμῶνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• be renewedἀνανεόομαιananēoō · to renewG365
• in the spiritὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• in the spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• of yourσύsu · youG4771
• mindνοῦςnous · mindG3563

Cross-references for Ephesians 4:23

• Ephesians 2:10God has made us what we are. He has created us in Christ Jesus to live lives filled with good works that he has prepared for us to do.
• Psalms 51:10Create a clean heart in me, O God, and renew a faithful spirit within me.
• Ezekiel 11:19I will give them a single purpose and put a new spirit in them. I will remove their stubborn hearts and give them obedient hearts.
• Ezekiel 18:31Stop all the rebellious things that you are doing. Get yourselves new hearts and new spirits. Why do you want to die, nation of Israel?
• Ezekiel 36:26I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you. I will remove your stubborn hearts and give you obedient hearts.
• Romans 12:2Don’t become like the people of this world. Instead, change the way you think. Then you will always be able to determine what God really wants—what is good, pleasing, and perfect.
• Colossians 3:10and you’ve become a new person. This new person is continually renewed in knowledge to be like its Creator.
• Romans 8:6The corrupt nature’s attitude leads to death. But the spiritual nature’s attitude leads to life and peace.
• 1 Peter 1:13Therefore, your minds must be clear and ready for action. Place your confidence completely in what God’s kindness will bring you when Jesus Christ appears again.

Commentaries on Ephesians 4:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23And 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23And 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 - ̓́ 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-24Verses 17-24 The apostle charged the Ephesians in the name and by the authority of the Lord Jesus, that having professed the gospel, they should not be as the unconverted Gentiles, who walked in vain fancies and carnal affections. Do not men, on every side, walk in the vanity of their minds? Must not we then urge the distinction between real and nominal Christians? They were void of all saving knowledge; they sat in darkness, and loved it rather than…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-24What you learned about Christ is the truth that comes from him. He gives true understanding (compare John 14:6). He calls his people to a completely new way of life (compare Romans 6:3–14; 13:12–14; Colossians 3:8–10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. be renewed--The Greek (ananeousthai) implies "the continued renewal in the youth of the new man." A different Greek word (anakainousthai) implies "renewal from the old state." in the spirit of your mind--As there is no Greek for "in," which there is at Ep 4:17, "in the vanity of their mind," it is better to translate, "By the Spirit of your mind," that is, by your new spiritual nature; the restored and divinely informed leading principle of the mind…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 4:23

• Heart
• Holiness
• Regeneration
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Bitterness
• Compact
• Dark
• Ephesians, Epistle to
• Forbear
• Grieve
• Holiness
• Lasciviousness
• Lowliness
• Regeneration

Commentaries on Ephesians 4

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings