Ephesians 4:23

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

And were to be getting young again in the spirit of your mind,

Parallel Translations

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

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

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

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

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,

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,

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

Contemporary English Version
Let the Spirit change your way of thinking

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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

Hebrew Names Version
and that you be 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;

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

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

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;

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;

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,

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,

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

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

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,

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

Contextual Overview

¹⁷ This, therefore, am I saying and protesting in the Lord: - that, no longer, ye walk even as, the nations, walk - in the vanity of their minds, ¹⁸ Being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God - by reason of the ignorance that existeth within them, by reason of their hearts being turned into stone, ¹⁹ Who, indeed, having become past feeling, have delivered, themselves, up, with wantonness, unto making a trade of all impurity with greed. ²⁰ Ye, however, have, not thus, learned the Christ: - ²¹ If, at least, it is, him, ye have heard, and, in him, ye have been taught - even as truth is in Jesus, - ²² That ye were to strip off - as regardeth the former behaviour - the old man, who corrupteth himself according to his deceitful covetings, ²³ And were to be getting young again in the spirit of your mind, ²⁴ And were to put on the man of new mould, who, after God, hath been created in his truthful righteousness and loving kindness. ²⁵ Wherefore, stripping off what is false, be speaking truth each one with his neighbour, because we are members one of another; ²⁶ Be ye angry, and not committing sin, let not the sun be going down upon your angry mood,

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
Thou shalt not commit murder.

Leviticus 19:18
Thou shalt not take vengeance neither shalt thou cherish anger against the sons of thy people, So shalt thou love thy neighbour as thyself, - I, am Yahweh.

Numbers 23:18
Then took he up his parable and said, - Rise, Balak, and hear, Give ear unto me son of Zippor!

Judges 9:7
And, when it was told Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried aloud, - and said unto them - Hearken unto me, ye owners of Shechem, and may God, hearken unto 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.