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The Pharisees, along with some religion scholars who had come from Jerusalem, gathered around him.
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They noticed that some of his disciples weren't being careful with ritual washings before meals.
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The Pharisees - Jews in general, in fact - would never eat a meal without going through the motions of a ritual hand-washing,
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with an especially vigorous scrubbing if they had just come from the market (to say nothing of the scourings they'd give jugs and pots and pans).
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The Pharisees and religion scholars asked, "Why do your disciples flout the rules, showing up at meals without washing their hands?"
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Jesus answered, "Isaiah was right about frauds like you, hit the bull's-eye in fact: These people make a big show of saying the right thing, but their heart isn't in it.
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They act like they are worshiping me, but they don't mean it. They just use me as a cover for teaching whatever suits their fancy,
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Ditching God's command and taking up the latest fads."