( For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, keeping the tradition of the elders.

原来法利赛人和犹太人都拘守古人的遗传，若不仔细洗手就不吃饭；

法利赛人和所有的犹太人都拘守古人的传统，若不按规矩洗手就不吃饭；

法利赛人和所有的犹太人都拘守古人的传统，若不按规矩洗手就不吃饭；

因为法利赛人和所有的犹太人都拘守祖先的传统，总是先照礼仪洗手之后才吃饭；

（原来法利赛人和所有的犹太人都拘守古人的传统，如果不认真洗手，就不吃东西；

原来，法利赛人和所有的犹太人都拘守古人的传统：如果不按规矩洗手就不吃饭；

原來法利賽人和猶太人都拘守古人的遺傳，若不仔細洗手就不吃飯；

法利賽人和所有的猶太人都拘守古人的傳統，若不按規矩洗手就不吃飯；

法利賽人和所有的猶太人都拘守古人的傳統，若不按規矩洗手就不吃飯；

因為法利賽人和所有的猶太人都拘守古人的傳統，總是先照禮儀洗手之後才吃飯；

（原來法利賽人和所有的猶太人都拘守古人的傳統，如果不認真洗手，就不吃東西；

（原來法利賽人、其實所有的猶太人、都執守着前人的傳統規矩，若不仔細洗手，就不喫；

原來，法利賽人和所有的猶太人都拘守古人的傳統：如果不按規矩洗手就不吃飯；

蓋法利賽人、與猶太眾、執古人遺傳、不力盥其手、則不食、

蓋𠵽唎㘔人、猶太眾、執古人遺傳、不精盥其手、不食、

蓋法利賽人、及眾猶太人、執古人遺傳、不精盥其手或作不盥手至肘則不食、

蓋法利塞人與猶太之民、拘泥古人遺規、非盥其指不食、

( The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders.

The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands to make them“ clean.” That’s what the elders teach.

( For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands properly, holding to the tradition of the elders,

( The Jews, especially the Pharisees, do not eat until they have poured water over their cupped hands, as required by their ancient traditions.

( For the Pharisees and all the other Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thereby holding firmly to the tradition of the elders;

For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders.

( For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders;

( For the Pharisees, in fact all the Jews, will not eat unless they wash their hands ritually, keeping the tradition of the elders.

For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash[ their] hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

( For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they perform a ritual washing, holding fast to the tradition of the elders.

( For the Pharisees and all the Jews don’t eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders.

I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my people, because I was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.

You nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many other similar things.”

Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elements of the world, rather than Christ.

For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,

They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines human commands.Abandoning the command of God, you hold on to human tradition.”He also said to them,“ You have a fine way of invalidating God’s command in order to set up your tradition!For Moses said: Honor your father and your mother; and Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.

“ Don’t handle, don’t taste, don’t touch”?All these regulations refer to what is destined to perish by being used up; they are human commands and doctrines.Although these have a reputation for wisdom by promoting self-made religion, false humility, and severe treatment of the body, they are not of any value in curbing self-indulgence.

“ Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat.”He answered them,“ Why do you break God’s commandment because of your tradition?For God said: Honor your father and your mother; and, Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.But you say,‘ Whoever tells his father or mother,“ Whatever benefit you might have received from me is a gift committed to the temple,”he does not have to honor his father.’ In this way, you have nullified the word of God because of your tradition.

So the Pharisees and the scribes asked him,“ Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders, instead of eating bread with ceremonially unclean hands?”