not the man went with jesus, but if the man choose to follow jesus then he knew the price that he would pay to follow him.
do you see here the sacrifice that jesus requires of us. we are to be about doing god's work, even if it means you will not be there, to bury your own earthly father.
yet another man said, lord, i will follow you, but let me first go and say good bye to my family. here jesus said once again plainly, no man, having accepted the assignment that i have gave him, who continues to look back on what he has given up, is fit for 