Ephesians 4:23

23. And be renewed Connected as an infinitive verb with the infinitive put off, in last verse, and governed by taught in Ephesians 4:21; taught to put off and to be renewed, and, Ephesians 4:24, to put on. And not only are these verbs in the infinitive, but it is important to note they are in the present tense, and thereby express a continuous process: that is, taught to be putting off, and to be being renewed, and to be putting on the new man. This process looks to its absolute completion in the day of redemption, Ephesians 4:30. Spirit of your mind, Not temper of your mind. The word mind, here, is the same word as in Ephesians 4:17, where see note. Of the Gentile mind the occupant is vanity; of yours, should be Christ’s Spirit. The sense, then, is: Be ye renewed by the Spirit, that is, the indwelling occupant of your higher mind, the divine Spirit, which has expelled the former tenant, vanity.