οἱ γὰρ Φαρισαῖοι καὶ πάντες οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἐὰν μὴ πυγμῇ νίψωνται τὰς χεῖρας οὐκ ἐσθίουσιν, κρατοῦντες τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων,

oi gar Pharisaioi kai pantes oi Ioudaioi ean me pugme nipsontai tas kheiras ouk esthiousin, kratountes ten paradosin ton presbuteron,

Pharisaei enim et omnes Iudaei nisi crebro lavent manus non manducant tenentes traditionem seniorum

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, except they wash their hands often, eat not, holding 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, 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 wash their hands in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders.

For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat, unless they wash their hands oft, holding to 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 all the Judeans and the Pharisees do not eat unless they wash their hands carefully because they keep the tradition of the Elders.

(for the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands diligently, do not eat, holding what has been delivered by the ancients;

For the Pharisees, and all the Jews eat not without often washing their hands, holding the tradition of the ancients:

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

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

(The Pharisees, like all other Jewish people, don't eat unless they have properly washed their hands. They follow the traditions of their ancestors.

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

(The Pharisees—and indeed all the Jewish people—don't eat unless they wash their hands properly, following the tradition of their 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 do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders;

(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 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 Jews, except they wash their hands often eat not, holding 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.

(The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat food until they have washed their hands carefully. They do this because of what their leaders taught them.

for the Pharisees, and all the Jews, if they do not wash the hands to the wrist, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders,

The proud religious law-keepers and all the Jews never eat until they wash their hands. They keep the teaching that was given to them by their early fathers.

(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they have washed their hands, holding to the traditions of the elders.

Now you need to know that the Pharisees, and all Jews for that matter, held the tradition of their ancestors that hands must be washed before eating to avoid being ritually unclean.

(For the Jews, especially the Pharisees, will never eat until they have sprinkled their arms to the elbows, as required by their ancient traditions.

For the Pharisees, and in fact all Jews, do not eat without thoroughly washing their hands, thereby observing the tradition of the elders.

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the elders;

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands often, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

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

For the Pharisees and all of the Jews do not eat unless [merely for ceremonial reasons] they wash their hands [diligently up to the elbow] with clenched fist, adhering [carefully and faithfully] to the tradition of [practices and customs handed down to them by] their forefathers [to be observed].

(The Pharisees and all the Jews never eat before washing their hands in the way required by their unwritten laws.

The Pharisees, along with some religion scholars who had come from Jerusalem, gathered around him. They noticed that some of his disciples weren’t being careful with ritual washings before meals. The Pharisees—Jews in general, in fact—would never eat a meal without going through the motions of a ritual hand-washing, with an especially vigorous scrubbing if they had just come from the market (to say nothing of the scourings they’d give jugs and pots and pans).

In fact, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they scrub their hands with a fist, holding to the tradition of the elders.

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they ceremonially wash their hands, thus maintaining the tradition of the elders.

(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the elders;

For the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands often, will not eat, observing the precepts of the elders.

( For the Pharisees, as well as the rest of the Jews, follow the teaching they received from their ancestors: they do not eat unless they wash their hands in the proper way;

For the Pharisees and all the Jews eat not, but they wash oft their hands, holding the traditions of elder men.

(The Pharisees, you see—and indeed all the Jews—don’t eat unless they first carefully wash their hands. This is to maintain the tradition of the elders.

The Pharisees and many others obey the teachings of their ancestors. They always wash their hands in the proper way before eating.

(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they wash their hands, observing the tradition of the elders;

And now Jesus was approached by the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem. They had noticed that his disciples ate their meals with “common” hands—meaning that they had not gone through a ceremonial washing. (The Pharisees, and indeed all the Jews, will never eat unless they have washed their hands in a particular way, following a traditional rule. And they will not eat anything bought in the market until they have first performed their “sprinkling”. And there are many other things which they consider important, concerned with the washing of cups, jugs and basins.) So the Pharisees and the scribes put this question to Jesus, “Why do your disciples refuse to follow the ancient tradition, and eat their bread with ‘common’ hands?”

(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the elders,

(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the elders;

The Pharisees and all the Jews don’t eat without first washing their hands carefully. This is a way of observing the rules handed down by the elders.

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

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

(For the Pharisees and, in fact, all Jews, do not eat without carefully washing their hands, keeping the tradition of the elders.

(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 never eat before washing their hands ·in the way required [L with a fist; C the meaning of the idiom is uncertain; it could mean “with a handful of water,” “with cupped hand,” “up to the wrist” or something else] by ·their unwritten laws [L the traditions of the elders].

(For the Pharisees and all Jewish people do not eat unless they wash their hands up to the elbow, keeping the tradition of the elders.

(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they wash their hands, observing 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, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

(For the P’rushim, and indeed all the Judeans, holding fast to the Tradition of the Elders, do not eat unless they have given their hands a ceremonial washing.

They and all the Jews keep the laws made by men. God did not give them those laws. They do not eat until they wash their hands very well.

(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the elders;

[For the Perushim, and indeed this was the Jewish minhag, do not eat without doing netilat yadayim (ritual of the washing of the hands) and also observing the Masoret HaZekenim (the Torah Shebal peh, Oral Torah, see Ga 1:14).

(The Pharisees, like all other Jewish people, don’t eat unless they have properly washed their hands. They follow the traditions of their ancestors.

For the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands ritually, do not eat, keeping the tradition of the elders.

The Pharisees and all the other Jews never eat before washing their hands in this special way. They do this to follow the traditions they have from their great leaders who lived long ago.

The Pharisees and all the Jews never eat before washing their hands in this special way. They do this to follow the teaching given to them by their great people who lived before them.

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands ritually, thus holding fast to the traditions of the elders.

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

for the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands with a fist, holding-on-to the tradition of the elders.