Mark 7:1-5 THEN there gathered unto him Pharisees and scribes, who had come from Jerusalem.

Lamsa⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ THEN there gathered unto him Pharisees and scribes, who had come from Jerusalem. ² And they saw some of his disciples eating bread with their hands unwashed; and they reproached them. ³ For all the Jews, even the Pharisees, unless their hands are washed carefully would not eat, because they strictly observe the tradition of the elders. ⁴ Even the things from the market, if they are not washed, they would not eat them. And there are a great many other things, which they have accepted to obey, such as the washing of cups and pots, and copper utensils, and the bedding of dead men. ⁵ And the scribes and Pharisees asked him, Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with their hands unwashed?