1 The Pharisees and certain scribes who came from Jerusalem gathered around Him.
2 When they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, ritually unwashed hands, they found fault.
3 For the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands ritually, do not eat, keeping the tradition of the elders.
4 When they come from the market, unless they wash, they do not eat. And there are many other traditions which they have received and observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and bronze vessels and dining couches.
5 So the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?”