What does nægjusamur in Icelandic mean?

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The word nægjusamur in Icelandic means frugal. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word nægjusamur

frugal

adjective

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Ég lærði að vera nægjusamur

Learning the Secret of Contentment

Lifðu einföldu lífi og vertu nægjusamur.

Keep your life simple, being satisfied with necessities.

Tímóteusarbréf 6:6) Það endurspeglar sannarlega gott hugarástand þegar við getum sagt líkt og Páll postuli: „Ég hef lært að láta mér nægja það, sem fyrir hendi er,“ það að vera nægjusamur. Filippíbréfið 4:11.

(1 Timothy 6:6) It reflects a happy state of mind indeed when one is able to say, as did the apostle Paul: “I have learned, in whatever circumstances I am, to be self- sufficient,” that is, content. —Philippians 4:11.

Sýnum við þeim með lífsstíl okkar að það sé gott að vera nægjusamur og einbeita sér að þjónustunni við Jehóva? – 1. Tím.

Is our lifestyle helping them to understand how to be content with a simple life and to focus on their Christian ministry?’ —1 Tim.

Að vera nægjusamur er þýðingarmikið til að geta gert sitt ítrasta í þjónustu Jehóva og auðveldar manni að hafa andlegu málin í fyrirrúmi.

Being content with less is an important factor in doing our utmost in Jehovah’s service and makes it easier to give priority to spiritual interests.

Vertu nægjusamur.

Be content.

(3) Vendu þig á að vera nægjusamur. – 15. apríl, bls. 6-7.

(3) Work hard to promote a sense of contentment. —4/15, pages 6-7.

Hvað auðveldar mér að vera nægjusamur?

What will help me to gain true contentment?

Vertu nægjusamur og lifðu ekki um efni fram.“

Find contentment by living within your means.”

3: Kostir þess að vera nægjusamur

3: Benefits From Learning the Secret of Self-Sufficiency

Árin, sem við störfuðum með þessum elskulegu bræðrum og systrum í Amagansett, kenndu okkur að það leiðir til ánægjulegs lífs að vera nægjusamur.

During the years we served alongside those dear brothers in Amagansett, we learned that being content with the basics results in a satisfying life.

Þeir sem læra að elska Guð í stað peninga uppgötva hins vegar hve verðmætt það er að vera nægjusamur.

On the other hand, those who learn to love God rather than money discover the secret of contentment.

Hann talaði um hin andlegu bjargráð sem gerðu honum fært að vera nægjusamur, óháð efnislegum aðstæðum. Hann sagði: „Ég er fullreyndur orðinn í öllum hlutum, að vera mettur og hungraður, að hafa allsnægtir og líða skort.

He spoke of spiritual resources that enabled him to be content regardless of material circumstances, saying: “I have learned the secret of both how to be full and how to hunger, both how to have an abundance and how to suffer want.

Vertu nægjusamur og forðastu fégirnd. — 1. Tímóteusarbréf 6:6-10.

Being content and avoiding “the love of money.” —1 Timothy 6:6-10.

Þetta leiddi til þess að næstu árin varð hann að vera mjög nægjusamur, og lifa á stuðningi frá góðhjörtuðu fólki, sem skildi nauðsyn þess að hann helgaði sig köllun sinni.

This became the beginning of some very frugal years where Martinus lived on support from kind-hearted people who understood the importance of Martinus devoting himself to his mission.

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