“And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.”
He said to another man, follow me. But he replied, Lord, first let me go and bury my father — the second exchange begins with Jesus' direct call (follow me) and receives the most understandable of responses: let me first bury my father. In Jewish culture, burying one's parents was among the most sacred obligations — no competing duty could override it.
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