^2 (A)“Why do your disciples break ^(B)the tradition of the elders? ^(C)For they do not wash their hands when they eat.”

³ (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands properly,^[a] holding to ^(A)the tradition of ^(B)the elders, ⁴ and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash.^[b] And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as ^(C)the washing of ^(D)cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.^[c])