And another also said (ειπεν δε κα ετερος). A volunteer like the first. This third case is given by Luke alone, though the inciden…

Bid them farewell. To take leave, inform them of the plan, and set things at home in order. Jesus did not allow this, because he probably …

Lord, I will follow thee.—This third example of our Lord’s method of dealing with half-hearted disciples is peculiar to S…

And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus s…

St. Cyril of Alexandria: Although the Almighty Lord is bountiful, He does not grant heavenly and divine gifts to everyone abso…

Although saying good-by is not at all the emotional equivalent of a funeral, it still represents a family duty that must be forsaken for service to…

And another said. Matthew does not mention this third person. It appears that he was too strongly attached to the world to be ready and pr…

And another also said
"To him", as the Syriac and Arabic versions add, that is, to Christ; the Ethiopic version read…

Here is one who is eager to follow Christ, but seems to have been hasty and rash, and not to have counted the cost. If we intend to follow Christ, …