Luke 11:38

The Pharisee was surprised to see that he didn't first wash before the meal.

"Why do your disciples disregard the tradition of the elders? They don't wash their hands when they eat."

They noticed that some of his disciples were eating with unclean hands, that is, without washing them.

Then a controversy about ritual purification sprang up between a certain Jew and John's disciples,

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And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.

"Why do your disciples disregard the tradition of the elders? They don't wash their hands when they eat."

They noticed that some of his disciples were eating with unclean hands, that is, without washing them.

Then a controversy about ritual purification sprang up between a certain Jew and John's disciples,