Now John's disciples and the Pharisees would fast regularly. Some people came and asked Jesus, "Why do John's disciples and the Pharisees' disciples fast, but your disciples don't fast?"

The Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus.

(The Pharisees and indeed all the Jewish people don't eat unless they wash their hands properly, following the tradition of their elders.

So the Pharisees and the scribes asked Jesus, "Why don't your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with unclean hands."

The Pharisees arrived and began arguing with Jesus. They tested him by demanding from him a sign from heaven.

Jesus had been warning them, "Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod!"

Some Pharisees came to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"

Then they sent some Pharisees and some Herodians to him, intending to trap him in what he said.