³⁸ But the Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.^(A)

¹⁴ I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous^(A) for the traditions of my fathers.^(B)

⁸ See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,^(A) which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces^[a] of this world^(B) rather than on Christ.

² This is what the ancients were commended for.^(A)