Ephesians 4:23

to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The apostle Paul addresses the Ephesian believers, continuing his ethical instruction to strip away the corrupt former self and prepare to clothe themselves in the new self. The words — ἀνανεοῦσθαι (ananeousthai) translates literally to “to be renewed,” while πνεύματι νοὸς (pneumati noos) denotes the “spirit of the mind.” The thread — This mental renewal parallels the transformation commanded in Romans 12:2, the life-and-peace contrast in Romans 8:6, and the plea for a right spirit in Psalms 51:10. Why it lands — The text commands a direct, ongoing replacement of the believer’s governing mental orientation to align with the righteous character of the new self.

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The Greek words

ἀνανεοῦσθαιananeousthaito be renewed δὲdethen τῷtōin the πνεύματιpneumatispirit τοῦtouof the νοὸςnoosmind ὑμῶνhumōnof you

King James Version

And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

Cross-references

Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Romans 8:6 The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,
Psalms 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Colossians 3:10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
1 Peter 1:13 Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Ezekiel 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
Titus 3:5 He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
Ezekiel 11:19 And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,
Ezekiel 18:31 Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?
Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.