3 The Pharisees and many others obey the teachings of their ancestors. They always wash their hands in the proper way before eating.
4 None of them will eat anything they buy in the market until it is washed. They also follow a lot of other teachings, such as washing cups, pitchers, and bowls.
5 The Pharisees and teachers asked Jesus, “Why don't your disciples obey what our ancestors taught us to do? Why do they eat without washing their hands?”
6 Jesus replied:You are nothing but show-offs! The prophet Isaiah was right when he wrote that God had said,“All of you praise mewith your words,but you never reallythink about me.
7 It is useless for youto worship me,when you teach rulesmade up by humans.”
8 You disobey God's commands in order to obey what humans have taught.
9 You are good at rejecting God's commands so that you can follow your own teachings!