And bury my father (κα θαψα τον πατερα μου). The first man was an enthusiast. This one is overcautious. It is by no means certain …

And another of his disciples, etc. The word disciple properly signifies learner; and was given to his followers because they rece…

Suffer me first to go and bury my father — A curious tradition, preserved by Clement of Alexandria, says that the disciple who made this r…

Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. And a certain scribe came, and said unto him,…

St. John Chrysostom: Because Christ not only healed the body but also purified the soul, He desired to demonstrate true wisdom…

If the scribe was too quick in promising, this “disciple” was too slow in performing. Palestinian piety, basing itself on the fifth commandment ([R…

Lord, permit me to go first and bury my father. We have said that the scribe was rejected by Christ as a follower because he made his offe…

And another of his disciples said unto him That is, one of his disciples; for this does not suppose, that the other, the …

One of the scribes was too hasty in his promise; he offered himself as a close follower of Christ. He seemed very resolute. Many resolutions regard…

And when Jesus had come into Simon Peter’s house, etc. Christ’s power is commended in the cure of the leper; it is also c…