Mark 7:2-4

2 And they saw that some of his disciples were eating their bread with unclean--that is, unwashed--hands.

3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands {ritually}, [thus] holding fast to the traditions of the elders.

4 And [when they come] from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other [traditions] which they have received [and] hold fast to--[for example,] the washing of cups and pitchers and bronze kettles and dining couches.)

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "the"; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
• [b] Literally "with the fist"; although the exact meaning of the phrase is uncertain, there is general agreement it has to do with the ritual or ceremonial nature of the handwashing
• [c] *Here "[thus]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("holding fast to") which is understood as result
• [d] The phrase "[when they come]" is not in the Greek text but is implied
• [e] *The word "[traditions]" is not in the Greek text but is implied
• [f] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("have received") has been translated as a finite verb
• [g] The phrase "[for example]" is not in the Greek text but is supplied as a clarification in the English translation
• [h] Several important manuscripts omit "and dining couches"