Here in Matt 5:31-32 Jesus is condemning the practice of treating women as property and not people. Men are to grant women grace and honour as fellow heirs, who bear the image of Christ.

It highlights that Paul considered divorce a legitimate possibility not only in cases of desertion by an unbeliever, but also in situations of violent abuse.

This message concludes with talking about what marriage should look like in the new covenant - not so much finding the right person, as being the right person . Marriage is built on a promise and the promise sustains love.