Likely, he preferred to stay at home and wait until his father died rather than follow Jesus and care for that family responsibility when it came.
وَعِنْدَمَا دَعَا يَسُوعُ مُسْتَمِعًا آخَرَ لِيَتْبَعَهُ ،‏ أَجَابَ ٱلرَّجُلُ أَنَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَوَّلًا أَنْ ‹ يَدْفِنَ › أَبَاهُ .‏