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Then the Pharisees, and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem.
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Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands, they found fault.
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(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, don't eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders.
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They don't eat when they come from the marketplace, unless they bathe themselves, and there are many other things, which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.)
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The Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why don't your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?"
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He answered them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, 'This people honors me with their lips, But their heart is far from me.
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But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'
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"For you set aside the commandment of God, and hold tightly to the tradition of men -- the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things."
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He said to them, "Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.