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Now when the Pharisees gathered together to him ,
with some of the scribes ,
who had come from Jerusalem ,
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they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands defiled ,
that is ,
unwashed .
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For the Pharisees ,
and all the Jews ,
do not eat unless they wash their hands ,
observing the tradition of the elders ;
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and when they come from the market place ,
they do not eat unless they purify themselves ;
and there are many other traditions which they observe ,
the washing of cups and pots and vessels of bronze .)
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And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him , "
Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders ,
but eat with hands defiled ?"
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And he said to them , "
Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites ,
as it is written , `
This people honors me with their lips ,
but their heart is far from me ;
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in vain do they worship me ,
teaching as doctrines the precepts of men .'
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You leave the commandment of God ,
and hold fast the tradition of men ."
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And he said to them , "
You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God ,
in order to keep your tradition !