7 Now there gathered together to [Jesus] the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem,

² For they had seen that some of His disciples ate with ^[a]common hands, that is, unwashed [with hands defiled and unhallowed, because they had not given them a ^[b]ceremonial washing]—

³ For the Pharisees and all of the Jews do not eat unless [merely for ceremonial reasons] they wash their hands [diligently ^[c]up to the elbow] with clenched fist, adhering [carefully and faithfully] to the tradition of [practices and customs handed down to them by] their forefathers [to be observed].