11Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes 2who had come from Jerusalem,
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they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were 3defiled, that is, unwashed.
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(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash[a] their hands, holding to 4the tradition of 5the elders,
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and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash.[b] And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as 6the washing of 7cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.[c])