5 Bible Verses about People Unwashed

These are the things that defile a man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a man."

They had noticed that some of his disciples ate their food with their hands 'defiled,' by which they meant unwashed.

So the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law asked Jesus this question--"How is it that your disciples do not follow the traditions of our ancestors, but eat their food with defiled hands?"

"How is it that your disciples break the traditions of our ancestors? For they do not wash their hands when they eat food."

And, when you fast, do not put on gloomy looks, as hypocrites do who disfigure their faces that they may be seen by men to be fasting. That, I tell you, is their reward!