Luke 11:38

Now the Pharisee saw to his surprise that He did not wash His hands before breakfasting.

"Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the Elders by not washing their hands before meals?"

They had noticed that some of His disciples were eating their food with 'unclean' (that is to say, unwashed)

As the result, a discussion having arisen on the part of John's disciples with a Jew 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 transgress the tradition of the Elders by not washing their hands before meals?"

They had noticed that some of His disciples were eating their food with 'unclean' (that is to say, unwashed)

As the result, a discussion having arisen on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purification,