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And the Pharisees and some of the scribes, coming from Jerusalem, are gathered together to him,
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and seeing some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands,
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(for the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands diligently, do not eat, holding what has been delivered by the ancients;
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and [on coming] from the market-place, unless they are washed, they do not eat; and there are many other things which they have received to hold, the washing of cups and vessels, and brazen utensils, and couches),
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then the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why do thy disciples not walk according to what has been delivered by the ancients, but eat the bread with defiled hands?
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But he answering said to them, Well did Esaias prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honour me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me.
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But in vain do they worship me, teaching [as their] teachings commandments of men.