Mar 7:2-4 | ESV | STEP | they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were defiled , that is , unwashed .

Mark 7:2-4

2 they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were ^adefiled, that is, unwashed. 3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands properly, ^{▼▼Greek unless they wash the hands with a fist, probably indicating a kind of ceremonial washing} holding to ^cthe tradition of ^dthe elders, 4 and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. ^{▼▼Greek unless they baptize; some manuscripts unless they purify themselves} And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as ^fthe washing of ^gcups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit and dining couches})