EPH 4:23 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. ἀνανεοῦσθαι
2. ananeoō
3. to be being renewed
4. renewed
5. 3650
6. VNPP····
7. ˓to_be_being˒ renewed
8. ˓to_be_being˒ renewed
9. -
10. Y64; R128863
11. 129587
1. ἀνανεοῦσθε
2. ananeoō
3. -
4. -
5. 3650
6. VMPM2··P
7. ˓be˒ renewed
8. ˓be˒ renewed
9. -
10. -
11. 129588
1. δέ
2. de
3. and
4. and
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y64
11. 129589
1. ἐν
2. en
3. -
4. -
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. -
11. 129590
1. τῷ
2. ho
3. in the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····DNS
7. ˱in˲ the
8. ˱in˲ the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 129591
1. πνεύματι
2. pneuma
3. spirit
4. spirit
5. 41510
6. N····DNS
7. spirit
8. spirit
9. -
10. Y64
11. 129592
1. τοῦ
2. ho
3. of the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GMS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 129593
1. νοός
2. nous
3. mind
4. -
5. 35630
6. N····GMS
7. mind
8. mind
9. -
10. Y64
11. 129594
1. ὑμῶν
2. su
3. of you all
4. your
5. 47710
6. R···2G·P
7. ˱of˲ you_all
8. ˱of˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y64; R128863
11. 129595

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:17–32: We should change our behavior

Paul urged the Christians to stop doing the evil deeds that they used to do before they knew God. He urged them to start doing the good things that people who know Christ should do. He gave examples of old (former) behavior that they must stop doing, for example: lying, theft, anger and slander. Instead they must be kind, tender and forgiving.

Here are some other examples for a heading for this section:

Live as God’s people (GW)

The old life and the new life (CEV)

Don’t live as pagans but as God’s people

4:23

to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;

Your teachers taught you to let God renew your attitudes.
Now you should let God change/renew the way you think.

If you repeated the clause “You were taught…” at the beginning of 4:22a, you may also want to repeat it at the beginning of 4:23. See, for example:

However, you were taught to have a new attitude. (GW)

to be renewed: The phrase to be renewed means to let God change you inside and make you into a new person in a spiritual sense. What Paul said here in 4:23 is similar to Romans 12:2 and Colossians 3:10.

in the spirit of your minds: Scholars interpret the phrase that the BSB literally translates as the spirit of your minds in two ways:

the phrase refers to one item; that is, the attitude of a person or the way a person thinks. They must allow God to renew their attitudes. For example:
Let the Spirit change your way of thinking (CEV) (BSB, NIV, RSV, NET, NASB, KJV, GW, ESV, CEV)
the phrase refers to two items; that is, the spirit and the mind. They must allow God to renew their spirits and their minds. For example:
Your hearts and minds must be made completely new (GNT) (GNT, REB, JBP)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1) along with the majority of English versions.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἀνανεοῦσθαι & τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ νοὸς ὑμῶν

˓to_be_being˒_renewed & ˱in˲_the spirit ˱of˲_the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀνανεοῦσθαι δέ τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ νοός ὑμῶν)

This may be translated with an active form. Alternate translation: [to allow God to change your attitudes and thoughts] or [to allow God to give you new attitudes and thoughts]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. and
2. and
3. 11610
5. de
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y64
11. 129589
1. to be being renewed
2. renewed
3. 3650
5. ananeoō
6. V-NPP····
7. ˓to_be_being˒ renewed
8. ˓to_be_being˒ renewed
9. -
10. Y64; R128863
11. 129587
1. in the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····DNS
7. ˱in˲ the
8. ˱in˲ the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 129591
1. spirit
2. spirit
3. 41510
5. pneuma
6. N-····DNS
7. spirit
8. spirit
9. -
10. Y64
11. 129592
1. of the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GMS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 129593
1. mind
2. -
3. 35630
5. nous
6. N-····GMS
7. mind
8. mind
9. -
10. Y64
11. 129594
1. of you all
2. your
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2G·P
7. ˱of˲ you_all
8. ˱of˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y64; R128863
11. 129595

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear EPH 4:23

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 4:17–32: We should change our behavior

4:23

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)