1. And the Pharisees and some of the scribes assembled to Him, having come from Yerushalayim.
2. And seeing some of His taught ones eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault.
3. For the Pharisees, and all the Yehuḏim, do not eat unless they wash their hands thoroughly, holding fast the tradition of the elders,
4. and coming from the market-place, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions which they have received and hold fast – the washing of cups and utensils and copper vessels and couches.