MARRIAGE
(See also Birth Control; Brother-in-Law Marriage; Divorce; Engagement; Husbands; Marriage of the Lamb [Revelation 19]; Polygamy; Separation [Marital]; Stepfamily; Weddings; Wives)
(Note centered headings below: List by Place; Resolving Problems)
adjusting to marriage: w21.11 14-19; lvs 147; w17.06 5; w16.08 14; w10 8/1 10-13; w08 3/15 8-10
advantages over living together unmarried: g92 1/8 26-27; g86 7/8 6-7
affection in marriage: ijwhf articles 3, 29; mwb24.05 9; w15 1/15 30-31
video For a Happy Marriage: Show Affection: mwb24.05 9
after grown children leave home: g17.4 10-11
anniversary celebrations: ijwfq article 62; w98 10/15 30
anointed Christians:
feelings of mates: w20.01 29; w16.01 25
anxieties (1Co 7:32-35): it-1 119; w11 10/15 16; w08 7/15 27; w96 10/15 16-17
applying Golden Rule: w15 1/15 21-22
appreciation for mate: w19.02 17; g17.1 14-15; w08 8/1 13; w97 8/1 17
arranged marriages: lff lesson 42; it-2 340; lvs 136; w15 1/15 30; lv 115; g04 10/22 20; g99 10/8 19; g88 6/8 14; w87 2/1 6
mail-order brides: g96 1/22 29
Rebekah: wp16.3 12-15
association with former friends: w11 10/15 16-17
association with in-laws: w08 3/15 9-10
attitude toward marriage:
Jehovah’s Witnesses: ijwfq article 44
Job: w18.02 12
modern-day: w19.05 23-24; w08 6/15 20; g 7/06 3-5; w98 4/1 4
strained marriage: w24.03 16-17; w17.06 31; w12 5/15 8-12
balancing employment with homelife: ijwhf article 13
balancing obligations with ministry: w87 11/15 13
“bed be without defilement” (Heb 13:4): lvs 153-154; lv 128-130; w93 2/15 12-17; w89 12/15 18-19; tp 143-144
being realistic: w11 8/1 12; w11 10/15 15-17; w05 3/1 13-14
benefits: g 9/12 11; g99 1/8 28; g99 4/8 28
longer life: g92 3/22 28
benefits from Bible principles: ijwbq article 184
benefits from use of Index: km 5/91 2
‘better to marry than be inflamed with passion’ (1Co 7:9): it-2 892-893
between relatives: w02 2/1 29
cousins: it-1 520; w10 9/1 25
marriage between brothers and sisters at beginning of mankind’s history not incest: ijwbq article 127; w10 9/1 25; rs 252-253
Bible examples: scl 70-71; w12 5/15 3-4
Abraham and Sarah: w23.05 24-25; mwb20.02 5
Adam and Eve: it-2 340, 1182; w16.08 8-9; w12 5/15 3; w00 11/15 25; rs 249-250
Aquila and Priscilla: w23.05 23; w21.11 17-18; w11 1/15 14-15; w96 12/15 24
Boaz and Ruth: it-1 95, 347-348; it-2 828-830; ia 44-48, 50; w12 5/15 5-6; w12 7/1 29; w12 10/1 20-24; w03 4/15 23-26
Cain: ijwbq article 127; w16.08 10; w10 9/1 25; rs 301-302
Isaac and Rebekah: it-1 1217; it-2 756-757; wp16.3 12-15; yc 6-7; w10 2/1 24-25; w06 4/15 6; w89 7/1 25-28
Isaiah and wife: w21.11 16-17
Jacob and Leah and Rachel: mwb20.03 6; w07 10/1 8-11; g 3/06 3, 9; w03 10/15 29-30
Jesus and congregation: it-2 344; bh 135-139; w09 7/15 8-9; g 7/06 7; w05 3/1 16; ip-2 342; w95 10/1 11-13
Joseph and Mary: w23.05 21-22; ia 152; w11 1/15 16; w08 7/1 17
Mahlon and Ruth: w12 7/1 29
Nabal and Abigail: w24.03 16-17
Peter and wife: w21.11 18
Song of Solomon: w15 1/15 29-32
Zechariah and Elizabeth: w11 1/15 13-14
Bible standards: ijwbq article 184; scl 74; lff lesson 42; fy 27, 139; kl 122-123
heterosexual: ijwbq article 16; scl 74; g05 4/8 27
monogamy: ijwbq article 18; it-2 340; w03 8/1 28; fy 139; kl 122; pe 129; rs 250-251
video You Can Meet Jehovah’s Standards for Marriage: lff lesson 42
wisdom of: w04 8/15 4-5; w00 11/1 4-6; ba 22-24; gm 168-172
Bible study together: w23.05 22; w11 4/15 25-26; w11 8/15 7; w11 11/1 15; w08 3/15 10; w08 9/15 17-18; w99 7/1 13
Bible times: it-2 340-343; w16.08 10-11
alliances: it-1 75-76; it-2 625
bride-price: w22.02 30; it-1 727; it-2 340; w95 7/15 12
concubines: it-1 495-496; it-2 343
“friend of the bridegroom” (Joh 3:29): it-1 874; it-2 341; w90 3/15 24
husband the “owner”: w95 7/15 12
polygamy: ijwbq article 18; it-2 343; w95 7/15 12
Bible view: ijwbq article 184; lff lesson 42; od 195; g 11/13 14-15; w12 5/15 8; fg 18-19; w11 10/1 16; g 11/11 10-11; w08 11/1 13; w99 10/1 9-10
Christian view: w16.08 11-12; w92 10/15 9-10
covenant: w89 2/1 10
effect of remarriage after unscriptural divorce: w22.04 30-31
flirting: w04 2/15 14-15; g98 7/8 21-22
having children: ijwbq article 184
interracial marriage: ijwbq article 43
marriage to obtain legal residency: g04 5/8 21
sacredness: w23.05 18; g 7/08 6; g04 5/8 20-21; w88 6/15 14
Satan’s efforts to undermine: lv 193
shared responsibilities: ijwbq article 184
businesses hired to cause divorce: g03 6/22 28
Catholic Church:
annulments: g 12/07 28
Catholic priests:
surveys regarding celibacy: g 6/13 3; g90 7/22 28
synod of married: g86 4/8 29
child marriage:
Palestine: it-1 61
closeness in marriage: lff lesson 49; g86 1/8 4-5
commitment: g18.2 4; g 6/15 8-9; lv 118, 193; w10 1/15 4; g 10/09 4; w08 11/1 18-21; w08 12/15 30; g 7/08 9; w03 9/15 4-7; w99 2/15 4-5; fy 14-15
communication: w15 1/15 26-27; w13 5/15 14-18; w11 8/1 11-12; w10 6/15 22-23; w08 3/15 9; g 7/08 5-8; w07 4/15 10; w06 4/15 3-7; w05 3/1 14; g05 2/8 8; w99 7/15 21-23; fy 35-38; kl 142-143; w94 7/15 13-14; g94 1/22 3-12; g94 7/8 30; g94 8/8 30, 32; w93 8/1 3-8; w92 10/15 14-15; w91 9/1 21-22; g86 1/8 3-5, 10-11
about expectations: w07 4/15 9-11
about problems: g16.3 10-11
after adultery: g97 4/8 24
bringing up problems: g 9/14 11
consulting one another: w10 8/1 10-11
disagreements: g18.2 6; g 4/13 4-5; w11 5/1 14; w11 8/1 12; w08 8/15 29; g 7/08 6-8
expressing affection: ijwhf article 3; mwb24.05 9; w19.05 32; w15 1/15 30-31
expressing appreciation: w19.02 17; g17.1 14-15; g 7/08 8
expressing feelings: w13 5/15 15-16; w94 7/15 13; w93 8/15 6-7; w91 9/1 21
how husbands and wives differ: g16.3 10-11; w13 5/15 15; w11 8/1 10; w94 7/15 13; g94 1/22 3-9
listening: hf 11; g 12/13 12-13; w11 8/1 11; g 7/08 7-8; g94 1/22 10-11
older couples: fy 167
“seasoned with salt” (Col 4:6): g93 7/8 11
speaking: g 12/13 13
tact: w10 8/1 11-12
time for spiritual conversation: w11 11/1 14-15
unbelieving mate: w90 8/15 22
cooperation: w16.03 16-17
cultural differences: w08 3/15 9
customary marriage (tribal marriage): g96 12/8 20-23
differs from common-law marriage: w06 10/15 21
legality: w06 10/15 21-22; g96 12/8 23
customs:
bride-price and dowry: w22.02 30; w04 9/1 27-28; w98 9/15 24-27; fy 17; g96 12/8 20-23; w89 1/15 21-24
Haida people (Canada): g90 5/22 24
husband subject to in-laws: w87 2/1 6
Japan’s lunar calendar and almanac: g88 7/22 9-11
marrying when very young: g98 6/22 13-14
selling daughters: g05 2/22 6-7
subjection to parents following: w87 2/1 5-6
wife subject to mother-in-law: w87 2/1 6
death of mate: scl 74; w17.06 6-7; w13 12/15 27-31; w12 6/1 28; w10 3/1 18-21; w10 5/1 8-12; w10 11/15 17-18; w06 5/1 13; w98 8/15 16; fy 170-171
dissolves marriage: w18.12 11; w87 6/1 30
decision to have children: ijwhf article 6; w08 4/15 18-19
decision to remain childless: w19.12 22-23; w08 4/15 19-20; w00 8/1 20-23; w99 10/1 10; w88 3/1 25-26
Declaration Pledging Faithfulness: w12 12/15 16-17; w87 2/15 31; tp 148
Brazil: yb97 153-154
illegal aliens: w12 12/15 16-17
decline: g 7/06 3-6; g98 1/22 28; g97 5/8 28
desire to be married:
when financial problems interfere: w95 6/15 28-31
discussion: ijwbq article 184; scl 70-74; w18.12 10-14; it-2 340-344; lvs 132-142; g18.2 4-7; mwb17.12 7; w16.08 8-17; w15 1/15 18-32; lv 110-113, 115-120; w12 5/15 3-12; w11 1/15 13-17; w11 2/1 3-9; w11 10/15 13, 15-17; w08 9/15 16-20; g 7/08 3-9; g 7/06 3-9; w05 3/1 10-20; wt 151-158; g02 2/8 9-11; fy 27-38; w95 10/1 8-13; w94 7/15 10-15; pe 239-244; rs 248-254
“divided” (1Co 7:34): w96 10/15 16-17; w87 11/15 12
divided households: mwb25.05 13; bt 95; w21.02 12; w17.10 13-15; w16.03 16; w16.08 16-17; w15 8/15 27; w12 2/15 26-30; w12 5/15 9-12; w10 5/15 13-14; w05 3/1 18-20; w03 4/1 22; w03 11/1 11-12; g99 8/8 20; w95 6/1 26-29; kl 144-145; w88 11/1 26-27
belief that Witnesses break up marriages: w08 11/1 11-13
Ezra urges dismissal of foreign wives: w98 10/15 14-16
helping gain the unbeliever: w19.08 15-19; mwb19.10 5; w17.11 28-29; w12 2/15 28-30; km 11/10 5-6; km 11/97 1; w95 10/1 9-10; w90 8/15 20-23; w89 11/15 19-20
holiday activities: lvs 252; lv 158-159; w01 12/15 28-29
maintaining peace: w12 2/15 26-28; w88 11/1 24-25
problems after marrying unbeliever: w89 11/1 20-21
putting Jehovah first: w95 10/1 8-11
relationship with unbelieving husband: w17.11 28-29; w16.02 23; w12 2/15 27-28; w09 10/15 8; w08 11/1 12
“sanctified” (1Co 7:14): it-2 860; w16.08 16
video Marriage—A Permanent Bond: lff lesson 42
video Successful Fighters for the Faith—Those With Unbelieving Mates: mwb25.05 13
dowry: w89 1/15 21, 24
dowry deaths (India): g 10/14 7; g88 4/8 30; g88 6/22 29
during last days: w08 4/15 16-18
effect of—
childbearing: w19.12 23; w17.06 5; hf 18-21; w11 5/1 11-14; w08 4/15 18; g99 2/22 29
disability: g 1/10 12
dishonesty: g03 10/8 32
extramarital affairs: tp 143-144; g86 7/8 7-10
inherited sin: w89 5/15 17
living together before: ijwhf article 34; g 6/06 30; g 7/06 4; g04 11/22 31; g03 4/8 29; g02 3/8 29; g92 9/8 28; g88 3/8 29
parents’ failure: g87 12/22 14-15
pornography: ijwhf article 30; w23.08 14; w13 8/1 4-5; w08 11/1 18, 20-21; g04 3/22 30; g03 7/22 6, 8; g91 9/8 18-19; yp 208-209; g86 12/22 9-10
prior immorality: w93 4/15 17; g92 4/22 26-27; yp 190-191; w88 4/15 7; g86 3/8 28
prior masturbation: g87 9/8 20-21
reading romance novels: yp 286
retirement: g 7/06 5
technology: ijwhf article 10; g21.2 10-12
effect on heart: g03 10/8 28-29
examples: w16.08 14
happily married 65 years: w13 10/15 17-20
happily married 68 years: w19.02 27-30
serve where need is greater: w21.11 18-19
experiences:
Bible studies with unbelieving husbands: yb96 53-54
Bible truth brings happiness: wp24.1 10; wp17.1 7; w12 7/1 12-13; w05 10/15 3, 5; yb03 208-209; w00 11/15 7; w99 4/1 5-6; w96 5/1 22-23; g94 12/8 7-8
Bible truth brings solace: wp19.3 15
Bible truth restores: ijwcl article 27; lff lesson 49; yb12 78-79; yb11 140, 143; yb03 50; w01 1/1 14; la 9-10; w00 11/15 6; g00 5/22 20-23; yb99 57; fy 153, 161-162; yb93 9; w90 5/15 21; w90 12/1 32
Bible truth saves: g 2/15 6; w12 6/1 28; yb12 77-78; w10 8/1 11-12; rk 6; g 2/07 32; w03 11/15 21; w00 1/1 4; w00 3/1 6, 32; w00 11/1 5; w99 1/1 3; km 5/99 1; w98 1/1 5; w98 7/1 6
Bible truth unites: w89 4/1 31; gm 172; w88 5/1 19-20; yb87 203-204; w86 2/1 32
consensual arrangement rejected: w01 8/1 18; yb88 221; w87 4/1 21; w87 10/15 7; w86 4/1 26; w86 5/1 21
counters three bullets with three reasons for not marrying: yb13 77
couple near divorce unknowingly study separately: yb96 250-251
couple with dividing wall in home: w05 5/15 8
drug-abusing husband: w05 10/15 5-6
Family Happiness book: g 7/08 32; g 2/07 32; yb06 51; w03 11/15 21; g02 4/22 32; g00 3/8 32; w99 1/1 3; g98 3/8 32
Family Life book: w89 2/15 32
gambling debts faced: w93 8/15 6-7
girl declines marriage to man only studying: w05 3/15 17
girl refuses arranged marriage to unbeliever (Chad): w90 10/15 24
girl thankful she waited: w01 5/15 20
grandparents legalize marriage: yb93 177
husband abandons mate and truth: w15 1/15 11; w12 5/15 15
husband inactive: w16.03 16
husband unfaithful: w24.10 9
husband won over: lfs article 18; w19.08 14-19; w14 3/15 4; w12 2/15 29-30; w95 10/1 10-11; w90 8/15 20-22; g88 7/22 26-27
improper jealousy overcome: w95 9/15 5-6
Kingdom News No. 37 helps restore: yb08 7
legalizing marriage: yb09 128; w05 1/15 9; yb05 180; w03 6/1 26; w03 10/15 12; yb99 61-62; yb95 215; w94 2/1 24; jv 467; yb93 177-178; w89 10/15 28
marriage breaks up: wp16.5 3, 7
marriage office in courthouse: yb98 12
mates eventually respond: yb16 126-127; w14 3/15 5; w13 3/15 31; w12 2/15 29-30; g 11/12 21-23
“only in the Lord” (1Co 7:39): w15 3/15 31-32; w12 10/15 20; w11 11/15 16; w01 8/1 24-25; yb97 235; yb90 237; w87 10/15 28-29; yb87 57-58
polygamous marriages: yb96 43-44; jv 176-177
registers marriage and 14 children: yb05 90
registrar impressed by elderly couple registering: w94 1/1 18-19
separation avoided: w12 5/15 12; w92 12/1 31
sister waiting for suitable mate: w11 9/15 15
“stay free until you are at least 23”: w16.10 6
tactfulness attracts unbelieving mate to truth: w89 11/15 20
unbeliever counsels daughters using publications: yb08 62
unbelievers apprehensive about wife’s becoming Witness: w08 11/1 11-12
wife changes view of husband’s seeming unmanliness: g93 7/8 10
wife cultivates love and respect for opposed husband: w24.03 17
wife’s changes impress husband: w99 1/1 4
wife’s conduct prevents divorce: w90 1/1 5
wife wins husband back from mistress: g93 7/8 9
wife won over and remarried: w89 4/1 31
Witness couple watched by neighbor: yb02 60
faithfulness to mate: g21.1 4; w15 1/15 23-26; g 2/15 6; hf 8; w09 12/15 28; g 4/09 28-29; w06 9/15 25-29; w06 11/15 22-23; w04 8/15 4-5; w94 7/15 14-15; pe 244; tp 143-144
fallacies:
imaginary ideal mate: g 7/12 21
field ministry together: w08 9/15 18
finances: scl 73; hf 12-14; g 6/14 14-15; w09 8/1 10-12; w09 8/15 23
“forbidding to marry” (1Ti 4:3): w96 7/1 6-7; w90 12/15 21
forgiveness within marriage: g18.2 7; w15 1/15 21; g 9/13 10-11; g 10/09 8
friends of mate: w11 10/15 16-17
gift from Jehovah: w12 10/1 25; w11 1/15 13, 17; w06 9/15 20
grief from spiritual loss of mate: w91 10/1 12-13
happiness in marriage: ijwbq article 51; ijwhf article 29; mwb25.07 2; wp24.1 10; lff lesson 49; lvs 140-142; w15 1/15 18-22; lv 118-120; hf 3-17; w13 9/1 16; yp1 218-220; g 7/08 6-9; g 7/06 6-9; g04 11/8 28; w02 8/15 6-7; g99 4/8 28; fy 27-38; kl 122-123, 140-145; g94 1/22 10-12; w93 2/15 12, 21-22; g93 7/8 8-11; gm 170-172; pe 239-244; rs 253-254; w88 11/1 16; g86 1/8 3-5, 10-12
astrological signs no basis: g86 5/8 5, 7-8
being yielding: w08 3/15 7-11
chart “Common Factors in Lasting Marriages”: w93 2/15 14
consideration for mate’s feelings: w18.09 29; hf 4; w08 2/1 19-20
four critical elements: w93 9/1 20
mutual support: w05 3/1 15
older couples: fy 163-172; g93 4/8 29
spending time together: ijwhf article 18; w23.05 22-24; w23.06 27, 30
spiritual pursuits together: w05 3/1 13; w93 2/15 19-20
video For a Happy Marriage: Show Affection: mwb24.05 9
video For a Happy Marriage: Work as a Team: ijwhf article 40
video Truly in Love: lff lesson 49
homosexual marriages:
Bible view: ijwbq article 16; w15 1/1 2; g05 4/8 26-27
legalized: g 7/12 20; g89 9/22 28
Lutheran Church approves church weddings (Sweden): g 9/10 29
Unitarian Church endorses (U.S.): g97 4/8 28
honesty in marriage: lvs 189; lv 162
“honorable” (Heb 13:4): w18.12 10-14; lvs 148-152; w16.01 10; lv 123-130, 132; w06 10/15 18-23; w93 2/15 12-17; w89 6/1 13; w89 12/15 18-19
honor in marriage: w06 10/15 22-23; g02 2/8 11
how to compromise: g 12/14 8-9
humility within marriage: w20.07 3-4; w13 5/15 17-18; w12 11/15 18; g 7/08 7
husband’s role: ijwbq article 184; cf 180; scl 72; cl 99-100; w21.02 2-7; lff lesson 49; g21.1 4; it-1 1162-1163; it-2 341-342; w15 1/15 19-20; g 11/13 15; w12 5/15 6; w08 9/15 17; g 1/08 28-29; w07 1/15 6; w07 5/1 20-22; w02 3/15 10-11; fy 31-34; w92 10/15 9-11; w91 12/15 19-21; w89 5/15 10-15; pe 239-241, 243-244
patterned after Christ’s headship: it-1 1051; w15 1/1 10-12; bh 135-137; w11 5/15 7-8; w10 5/15 11-12; w09 5/15 20; w09 7/15 8-9; w07 2/15 13-17; w06 9/15 24; w05 3/1 16; wt 154; kl 135
illustration of marriage feast (Mt 22): mwb20.04 2; it-1 1183; jy 248-249; gt chapter 107; w90 1/15 8-9
three calls for guests to come: w08 1/15 31
importance of—
emotional support: g86 1/8 3-5
little things: g88 6/22 17
long-suffering: w91 5/15 17-18
interracial marriage: ijwbq article 43; g99 1/22 14; g98 1/22 20-21
Islam: sh 300-301
jealousy within marriage: it-1 1261
Jesus not married: ijwbq article 84
“Lamb’s marriage” (Re 19:7-9): w22.05 17; it-2 344; w15 7/15 19; re 275-278; w93 5/1 26; w90 8/15 31; w89 7/1 23-28; w89 8/15 29; w88 12/15 23; ws 97
bride New Jerusalem (Re 21): ijwbq article 145; w22.05 17-18
description (Ps 45): mwb24.05 8; w14 2/15 8-12
evening meal of: re 72, 277-278
resurrection necessary: it-2 787
when: w22.05 17; it-2 787; w14 6/15 22; w98 10/15 22-23
Law covenant: w19.02 21; it-2 215; w16.08 10-11
heiresses: it-1 1199; it-2 297, 1228
polygamy: cl 135-136; w18.12 11; it-1 807-808; it-2 342-343
prohibited marriages: it-1 808; it-2 342; w12 7/1 29; w02 2/1 29; w89 11/1 20-21; rs 253
registration: it-2 341
remarriage: it-1 640-641; it-2 342-343
seduced virgin: it-1 494; it-2 1158; w89 11/15 31
legalizing marriages: lff lesson 42; jv 174
Benin: yb97 91-92
Bolivia: w06 2/15 11
Brazil: yb97 153-154; w94 2/1 24
Kenya: yb92 134-135, 138
Martinique: yb98 171-172
Mexico: yb95 214-215; jv 467
Mozambique: w98 6/15 9-11
Sierra Leone: yb14 106-108
legal requirements: ijwbq article 184; scl 71; lff lesson 42; od 195; it-2 344; km 11/08 3; w06 10/15 19-23; fy 139; kl 122; rs 248-250
where Caesar’s recognition is unavailable: w12 12/15 16-17; w87 2/15 31; tp 148
where illegal aliens may not marry: w12 12/15 16-17
love: ijwhf article 29; w23.05 20-25; g18.1 9; w16.08 13-14; w15 1/15 22, 28-31; w15 11/15 22-23; g 2/15 7; w13 5/15 16; g 8/07 4; w02 4/15 16-17; g02 2/8 10-11; w96 8/1 17-18; fy 27-30, 148-149; w87 11/15 24-25
need for husbands to express in words: w25.01 11, 13; w89 7/15 31
video Truly in Love: lff lesson 49
loving-kindness: w10 8/15 23-24
loyalty: w16.02 24; g 6/15 9; hf 6-8; w12 4/15 11-12; w11 1/15 13-14; w05 9/1 4-5; w03 9/15 6-7; w01 10/1 23; w96 3/15 19; kl 141
marriage counseling:
helping fellow Christian: w06 9/15 26-27
matchmaking: w24.05 25; w20.08 29; w12 5/15 3-4
websites: w21.07 30-31
meaning of term: rs 248
newlyweds: w21.11 14-19; w17.06 5; w10 8/1 10-13
“new personality” in marriage: w15 1/15 25-26; w93 2/15 17-22
“one flesh” (Ge 2:24; Mt 19:6): ijwbq article 58; lff lesson 49; w11 1/15 14-16; w03 9/15 5; w89 5/15 16; w87 11/15 13
supersedes relationship with children: g 4/15 7
supersedes relationship with parents: w17.06 5; g90 2/22 8-9
“only in the Lord” (1Co 7:39): ijwfq article 43; scl 70-71; mwb22.09 4; mwb21.05 14; lvs 135; w15 1/15 31-32; w15 3/15 30-32; w15 8/15 26-27; lv 113; w12 5/15 4; w12 7/1 29; w12 11/15 7; w11 10/15 15; w08 3/15 8; yp2 34; w04 7/1 30-31; w01 5/15 20-21; w01 8/15 30; g99 8/8 18-20; g99 10/8 19; g98 1/22 20; w89 1/15 24; w89 6/1 13-14; w89 11/1 18-22; w88 11/1 15-16; w87 9/15 31; w86 11/15 26-30; w86 12/15 30
ancient Hebrew standard: it-2 340
bride-price or dowry: w90 10/15 24; w89 1/15 22
caution regarding newly baptized: w86 11/15 28
despite disobedience of others: w86 11/15 27-28
Israel’s disobedience: it-1 76, 95, 808; it-2 487; w06 1/15 20; w02 5/1 17; w98 10/15 14-16; si 87, 90; w87 9/15 31; w86 1/15 9
listening to counsel from elders: w89 9/15 24
not courting Bible student: w04 7/1 30-31; w86 11/15 28
pre-Christian times: w92 5/15 11-12
support for those loyally waiting: w06 3/1 24; w03 11/1 15-16
video I Was Hoping That She Would Learn the Truth: lff lesson 42
when family member does not: w03 1/15 20; w91 10/1 12; w89 11/1 21
when unable at present: w15 3/15 32; w11 9/15 14-15; w09 6/15 25-28; w06 3/1 23-24; w92 5/15 12-13; w86 11/15 29-30
origin: scl 70; w16.08 8-9; w00 11/15 25; rs 248-250
‘past bloom of youth’ (1Co 7:36): ijwfq article 43; lff lesson 42; w08 4/15 18; w00 7/15 31; w99 2/15 5; w96 10/15 14; fy 15-16; w92 5/15 14-15
patience in marriage: ijwhf article 8; w20.08 32
patriarchal society: it-2 212, 222, 340-341
concubinage: it-1 1199
engagement: it-1 727-728
with non-Hebrews: it-1 76
Paul’s counsel (1Co 7): w11 10/15 15-17; si 211-212
peace: mwb25.05 10; w88 11/1 15-17, 20-25; g86 1/8 3-5, 10-12
permanence: scl 74; lff lesson 42; lvs 140; w13 9/1 16; w08 4/15 17; wt 152-153; g02 2/8 9; g01 2/8 18-19; w94 7/15 11
video Marriage—A Permanent Bond: lff lesson 42
polygamy: w95 7/15 12; jv 176-177
African bishops defend: w87 10/15 21; g86 2/22 29-30
Bible view: ijwbq article 18; scl 74; it-1 807; it-2 343; lv 115; w11 11/1 5-6; w09 6/1 22; w09 7/1 30; w03 8/1 28; fy 17, 139; kl 122; g91 5/8 26-27; pe 129; rs 250-251; w87 10/15 21
Church of England accepts: g88 12/22 29
first polygamist: it-2 192; w16.08 10
Law covenant: cl 135-136; w18.12 11; it-1 807-808; it-2 342-343
praying together: w08 3/15 10; w08 9/15 18; w93 8/15 7
prenuptial agreements: g 10/09 30
preparation: ijwhf article 34; scl 71; mwb22.09 5; lvs 137-140; lv 115-117; w11 10/15 15-17; w09 5/15 15-16; w09 10/15 12; w99 2/15 3-8; w96 1/15 5-6; fy 13-18, 20-26; yp 240-241
sisters: w23.12 22-23
video Preparing for Marriage: mwb22.09 5; lff lesson 42
remarriage:
after death of mate: scl 74
after forgiving adultery: w16.08 12
after unscriptural divorce: ijwfq article 43; w18.12 11-12; it-1 53-54, 642-643; w16.08 12; rs 252
establishing that one is free: km 11/08 3
Law covenant: it-1 640-641; it-2 342-343
success in new marriage: w13 7/1 8-10
to one’s resurrected mate: w14 8/15 29-30; w87 6/1 30-31
widows and widowers: it-2 343-344; w10 3/1 21; w10 5/1 10; w10 11/15 18
respect in marriage: ijwhf article 38; mwb25.07 3; w23.05 24-25; w21.02 4; g18.2 6; g16.6 8-9; w13 5/15 17; w11 8/1 10-12; g 10/09 6; g 7/08 6-7; w98 4/1 29; fy 30-31
resurrection: it-2 344; w13 12/15 29-31; w05 5/1 22; w87 6/1 30-31
Sadducees question Jesus: jy 251; be 66, 68; gt chapter 108; w90 2/1 8-9
understanding clarified (2014): w14 8/15 29-30
role of parents: fy 164-165
safeguarding one’s marriage: mwb21.01 5
saving one’s marriage: w12 5/15 9-12; g 2/10 8-9
after adultery: g 6/15 13; w12 5/1 12-15; w12 8/15 30; g99 4/22 5-9; g98 1/22 30; g97 4/8 23-25
selecting a mate: w25.03 23; ijwhf article 34; w24.05 20-25; w23.12 22-23; scl 70-71; mwb22.09 4-5; lff lesson(s) 42; lvs 134-136; w15 1/15 31-32; lv 113-115; w12 5/15 3-4; w11 10/15 15; yp2 28-32, 34-41; w07 2/15 18-19; w06 3/1 23-24; w01 5/15 16-21; w00 10/15 24; g00 5/8 30; w99 2/15 6-8; g99 10/8 18-19; fy 18, 20-24; w93 2/15 17-18; g92 6/22 6-7, 9; w89 6/1 13-14; w88 11/1 15-16
advertising: w89 1/15 24
another race or culture: ijwbq article 43; g99 1/22 14; g98 1/22 20-21
avoiding a broken heart: g88 2/8 18-20
being a good potential mate: w00 4/15 19-20
Bible times: it-2 340
bride-price considerations: w89 1/15 21-24
consulting others: w25.07 4; w00 4/15 20
evaluating someone: w24.05 22-23; scl 71; g 3/14 2; g 1/09 20; g 3/08 30; g 5/07 18-20; g04 10/22 21; fy 22-24
frustration over: w92 9/15 29-30
getting to know each other well: w24.05 27-29
Internet sites: w06 3/1 24-25; g 3/06 4
matchmaking websites: w21.07 30-31
not becoming “unevenly yoked” (2Co 6:14): w24.07 24; mwb21.05 14; it-2 1216; lvs 134-135; w17.03 25-26; w15 8/15 26-27; lv 113; w12 7/1 29; yp2 34; w04 7/1 30-31; w03 10/15 32; w02 3/15 28; w02 5/1 17; g98 1/22 20; w95 11/15 31; w89 11/1 18-22
not rushing: w05 3/1 12-13
parental guidance: scl 70; w93 10/1 8; g92 6/22 6-9
prayer about: w24.05 21-22; w11 10/15 15; w09 11/15 11; g01 7/22 14
precaution regarding AIDS: g92 8/8 7
Rebekah’s qualities: w04 4/15 9-11; w89 7/1 25-27
recognizing true love: yp1 203-211; g02 8/8 28; w99 2/15 5, 8; yp 242-251
successful courtship: mwb25.05 15; w24.05 26-31; yp 252-260; g89 2/22 21-23; g89 4/22 20-22
waiting for a mate that one can truly love: w15 1/15 31; w06 11/15 19; w87 11/15 24-25
what to do while yet unable: w15 3/15 32; w11 9/15 14-15; g 9/10 8; w95 6/15 28-31; w93 1/15 31; w92 5/15 12-13; w86 11/15 29-30
whether to break up: w24.05 26-27, 30-31; g 1/09 18-20; yp 256-257; g88 7/22 12-14
sex: w25.01 10, 13; scl 73-74; lff lesson 41; w16.08 15; w15 1/15 27; w12 5/15 5; w11 10/15 17; yp1 214, 218; w08 3/15 10-11; w03 10/15 16-17; w00 7/15 30; fy 37-38, 156-158; w93 8/1 14; w89 5/15 19-20; pe 244; g86 7/8 9-10; g86 12/22 8-10
during menstruation: it-1 479; it-2 372; w89 6/1 14
family planning: w93 8/1 14
‘not depriving each other’ (1Co 7:5): w15 1/15 27; w11 10/15 17; w96 10/15 16
not unclean: w89 6/1 13
rape: g93 3/8 5
sexual incompatibility: g93 7/8 11
sexual intimacies: w25.01 13; w16.08 15; w89 12/15 19; tp 150
sexual pleasure: ijwbq article 58; w11 11/1 4-5
when mate may carry AIDS: g92 8/8 7; g88 10/8 12
when mate was sexually abused: w93 8/1 5-6
wife’s response: w15 1/15 27; yp 190
spirituality in marriage: w23.05 21-22; w15 1/15 19; w11 1/15 16; w11 11/1 13-15
strengthening one’s marriage: mwb25.09 8; w23.05 20-25; g22.1 12; g21.2 12; mwb20.02 5; wp19.3 15; lvs 154-155; w15 1/15 18-22; lv 130-132; w12 5/15 10; g 7/08 8; w06 9/15 27-28; g 7/06 6-9; w03 9/15 4-7; w94 7/15 10-15; g94 1/22 10-12; w93 2/15 19-22; w93 8/15 4-7; rs 253-254
during child-rearing years: hf 20; w09 2/1 10-12
video How to Strengthen the Marriage Bond: lff lesson 49
subjection in marriage: w15 1/15 20-21; w02 3/15 10-11; w91 12/15 19-21
success in marriage: g18.2 4-7; g 11/11 10-11
survey:
happiness of married versus unmarried: g89 7/8 29
teamwork: ijwhf article 40; g18.2 5; hf 5; g 10/09 5
“threefold cord” in (Ec 4:12): mwb25.09 8; lvs 133-134; w15 1/15 19; lv 111-112; w08 9/15 16-20; w08 12/15 30
vows: w22.04 28; w06 10/15 20; w96 3/1 19-22
living up to: w17.04 7-8; g 3/14 15; w08 3/15 8, 11
not renewed: w06 10/15 19-20
whether only key to happiness: w12 10/1 25; w92 5/15 10-15
whether to marry: scl 109; lvs 132-134; w16.08 12; lv 110-112; w11 10/15 13
widows and widowers: it-2 343-344; w10 3/1 21; w10 5/1 10; w10 11/15 18
wife’s role: ijwbq article 184; scl 72-73; w21.02 8-13; lff lesson 49; it-2 342, 1195-1196; lvs 52; w16.08 14; w15 1/15 20-21; lv 41-42; g 11/13 15; w12 5/15 6; w11 5/15 8-10; w10 5/15 12-16; w10 8/1 13; w09 7/15 9; w08 9/15 17; w07 1/15 6-7; w07 2/15 18-22; w07 5/1 22-23; w02 3/15 11; w92 10/15 11-12; w91 12/15 19-21; w89 5/15 15-20; pe 241-244
youths:
not a cure-all for teen pregnancy: g90 5/8 25-26
succeeding when married too young: g95 4/22 25-27
what to expect from marriage: g 9/12 10-12; g 10/12 16-18
when a girl gets pregnant: g00 5/22 14-15
when desire for marriage is unfulfilled: g96 6/8 27; w95 6/15 28-31; g95 10/22 25-27
when parents oppose: g05 11/22 22-23; g98 1/22 19-21
when very young: g98 6/22 13-14
whether ready for: yp1 212-214, 216-220; w01 5/15 19-20; fy 14-16; yp 236-241
wisdom in waiting: lff lesson 42; w11 1/15 19-20; w08 4/15 17-18; km 6/01 5; w00 7/15 31; w99 2/15 5; fy 15-16; w93 2/15 17-18; w92 5/15 14-15; w89 11/1 13-14; w87 11/15 16
List by Place
Canada: g05 11/8 29; g98 1/22 28; g97 5/8 28
Denmark:
homosexual marriages legalized: g89 9/22 28
Dominican Republic:
Witnesses allowed to perform: yb15 31
Egypt (ancient): it-1 693
Finland:
new law on family names: g87 11/8 30
Ghana:
“customary marriage”: g96 12/8 20-23
India:
arranged marriages: g 8/13 3
dowry deaths: g 10/14 7; g88 4/8 30; g88 6/22 29
mix-up of partners: g90 11/22 29
problems: g95 5/8 29
Israel (ancient): it-1 1183; it-2 340-343; w06 10/15 18-19
Ammonite and Moabite women: it-1 95
captive foreign women: w04 9/15 28
foreign wives in Ezra’s day: it-1 95; w06 1/15 20; si 87; w86 1/15 9
foreign wives in Malachi’s day: w02 5/1 17
foreign wives in Nehemiah’s day: it-1 95; it-2 487; si 90
Kyrgyzstan: g16.4 13
Palestine:
child marriage: it-1 61
Sierra Leone: yb14 106-109
South Africa:
marriage scam: g05 5/22 28
Witnesses allowed to perform: yb07 130, 135
Sweden:
Jehovah’s Witnesses allowed to perform: yb91 175
United States: g00 1/22 28-29
happiness of married versus unmarried: g89 7/8 29
Resolving Problems
anger: ijwhf article 1; g01 8/22 30
annoying traits and irritating habits: ijwhf article 21; w11 2/1 8-9
husband lacks initiative: w11 2/1 8
wife not submissive: w11 2/1 7-8
apologizing: ijwhf article 41; g 9/15 8-9; g 7/08 9; w96 9/15 23-24
arguments: w20.07 3-4; g 2/13 4-5; w11 5/1 14; yp1 290-291; g 10/07 20; w06 9/15 20-24; w05 6/1 20-23; g01 1/8 13-14; kl 143; w94 7/15 14; g94 1/22 7-9; w93 2/15 18-19; g86 1/8 5
over difficult children: g94 11/22 4
assistance from elders: w23.08 16; w18.06 25; w17.04 8; w13 4/15 15; w12 5/15 10-11; w06 5/1 25
assistance from fellow Christian: w06 9/15 26-27
battered husbands: g 10/09 30; g02 6/22 30; g94 3/22 30; g93 7/22 29
battered wives: mrt article 16; g 4/13 8-11; w10 6/15 29-32; g05 8/8 6-7, 9; g02 6/8 30; g02 6/22 30; g02 7/8 30; g01 11/8 3-12; g93 2/8 3-4, 6-8, 11-14; g88 11/22 2-8
being unyielding: w94 2/1 32
betrayal: w12 4/15 11; w10 6/15 29-32
chart “Negative Factors That Undermine Marriage”: w93 2/15 14
communication: w10 8/1 10-12; g 7/08 5; w06 4/15 3-7; g94 1/22 3-7, 10-12; w93 8/1 3-8; w92 10/15 14-15
about problems: g16.3 10-11; hf 10-11; g 3/14 15; g 9/14 11; w93 8/1 7; w93 8/15 6-7
silent treatment: w15 1/1 12; w15 1/15 26; g 6/13 4-5; w06 9/15 23-24; w96 5/15 22-23
conflicts: w20.04 32; w20.07 3-4; w11 10/15 15-16; w08 2/1 18-20; w08 3/15 11; w08 8/15 29; g 7/08 6-8; w05 6/1 20-23; w01 9/1 11; g01 1/8 6, 11-14; w96 8/1 17-18; fy 30-31, 37, 155-156; w94 7/15 14; w93 8/1 3-8; g93 12/8 29; g86 1/8 3-5
between wife and husband’s mother: w16.02 24
debt: w12 11/1 18-21
depressed mate: w90 3/15 27-28; g87 11/8 14-15
differences: scl 73-74; g 12/15 8-9; w11 8/1 12; w11 10/15 15-16; g 7/08 6-8
abilities differ: w11 11/1 15
culture gap: g88 8/22 16-20
growing apart: lff lesson 49
little in common: w08 8/15 29
viewpoints differ: ijwhf articles 6, 39; w20.04 32; w08 3/15 11; fy 30-31, 155-156
weakening ties: w11 2/1 4-6; w92 10/15 5-6
discussion: mwb25.09 9; w24.03 16-17; scl 73-74; lff lesson 49; lvs 147-155; w17.06 31; w16.08 14-17; lv 121-132; hf 9-11; w13 5/15 17-18; w12 5/15 8-12; g 9/12 12; w11 2/1 4-9; w08 5/1 10-12; w08 8/15 29; w08 9/15 18-20; g 7/08 3-8; g 11/08 8-9; w07 5/1 19-20, 23; w06 9/15 21-24; jd 128-131; g 7/06 8-9; w05 3/1 11-12; w03 9/15 3; wt 154-156; g02 2/8 11; g01 1/8 7-14; w96 2/1 24-25; fy 153-162; rq 17; w95 10/1 11-13; kl 140-143; w93 2/15 19-22; w93 8/1 7-8; g93 2/8 11-14; gm 170-172; pe 247-248; w88 5/15 6-7; w88 11/1 17, 24-25; g86 1/8 3-5, 10-12
effect of problems on children: g01 1/8 6
expectations unfulfilled: w20.07 3; g 3/14 14-15; w11 2/1 5-6; w08 3/15 11; g 7/08 4-5; w07 4/15 8-11; g03 6/8 29
focusing on mate’s good qualities: scl 73
Hosea: w18.12 9, 13; it-1 1147; jd 128-131; w03 6/15 20
hurtful speech: lvs 150-151; g18.2 6; lv 125-126; g 4/13 4-5; w10 9/15 20; g 10/09 6; w06 9/15 20-24; g97 8/8 30; g96 10/22 3-11; g93 2/8 9
ill health: w19.08 22-23
chronic illness: w09 11/1 10-12
immune system of both mates weakened by problems: g87 12/22 29
in-laws: scl 73; g 3/15 8-9; hf 17; w10 2/1 26-28; g90 2/22 3-11
Internet: w11 8/15 4; g03 1/8 29
jealousy: ijwhf article 31; w95 9/15 5-6, 16-17
loveless marriage: w08 3/15 11; g01 1/8 3-14; g01 8/22 30; g01 9/8 30
lying: g 12/06 29
money: scl 73; hf 12-14; g 6/14 14-15; w09 8/1 10-12; w09 8/15 23; g 6/07 5-6; g01 1/8 5; g94 3/22 4
neglect of obligations: w11 2/1 6
newly baptized people: w96 1/15 17
not enjoying each other’s company: w23.05 24
origin of problems: w93 8/15 5-6
pornography: ijwhf article 30; w23.08 14-17
prevalence of problems: g95 5/8 29; w93 8/15 3-4
putting Jehovah first while resolving problems: w95 10/1 11
resentment: g 9/14 10-11
second marriage: w13 7/1 8-10; w13 12/15 16
sexual problems: g01 1/8 5; fy 156-158; w93 8/1 5-6; g93 7/8 11
adultery: wp19.2 8-9; lvs 153-154; lv 128-130; w12 5/1 12-15; w10 6/15 29-32; w05 3/1 11-12; g99 4/22 3-12; g98 1/22 30; g97 4/8 23-25
rape by husband: g93 3/8 5
temptation to immorality: w02 8/15 22; w93 2/15 14-17, 21
spirit of independence: w19.05 23-24; w88 11/1 17, 20-21
time together limited: ijwhf article 18; w23.06 27, 30
tragedies: hf 26-28
‘tribulation in the flesh’ (1Co 7:28): w24.03 16-17; w20.07 3; it-2 1126; w17.06 4-6; w15 1/15 18-19; w11 10/15 15-16; w08 4/15 20; w07 5/1 19; w06 9/15 28-29; w99 2/15 4; w96 10/15 19; w88 3/1 20
undue attachment to parents: g87 10/22 30
undue attention to others of opposite sex: lvs 152; lv 126-128
friendships: g 10/13 4-5; g 4/09 28-29
unscriptural customs: w87 2/1 5-6
use of website jw.org: g 1/14 3
video Do Not Be Misled by Imitation Peace!—Darrel and Deborah Freisinger: mwb25.09 9
video How to Strengthen the Marriage Bond: lff lesson 49
video We Rebuilt Our Marriage With God’s Help: lff lesson 49
video What Is True Love?—Excerpt: mwb25.09 9
youths: g95 4/22 25-27