Bible Verses About Purification: Traditions of the elders concerning

`Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they may eat bread.'

and having seen certain of his disciples with defiled hands--that is, unwashed--eating bread, they found fault;

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,

and, coming from the market-place, if they do not baptize themselves, they do not eat; and many other things there are that they received to hold, baptisms of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and couches.

Then question him do the Pharisees and the scribes, `Wherefore do thy disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but with unwashed hands do eat the bread?'

for, having put away the command of God, ye hold the tradition of men, baptisms of pots and cups; and many other such like things ye do.'

And he said to them, `Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep;

and the Pharisee having seen, did wonder that he did not first baptize himself before the dinner.