³ (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they wash their hands,^[a] thus observing the tradition of the elders,^(A)

⁴ and they do not eat anything from the market unless they wash,^[a] and there are also many other traditions that they observe: the washing of cups and pots and bronze kettles and beds.^[b])^(A)

²⁵ Now a discussion about purification arose between John’s disciples and a Jew.^[a]