³ (For the Pharisees and all the other Jews do not eat unless they ^[a]carefully wash their hands, thereby holding firmly to the ^(A)tradition of the elders;

⁴ and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they ^[a]completely cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received as traditions to firmly hold, such as the ^[b]washing of ^(A)cups, pitchers, and copper pots.)