Luke 11:38

The Pharisee noticed that he did not wash before the meal, and he was surprised.

"Why do your disciples break the rules handed down by our ancestors? For they eat their bread without first washing their hands."

They had noticed that some of his disciples ate their food without first giving their hands a ceremonial washing to purify them.

So a discussion arose between John's disciples and a man from Judea, about purification.

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

"Why do your disciples break the rules handed down by our ancestors? For they eat their bread without first washing their hands."

They had noticed that some of his disciples ate their food without first giving their hands a ceremonial washing to purify them.

So a discussion arose between John's disciples and a man from Judea, about purification.