And when they saw some of his disciples
eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found
fault.
BSB
and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.
WEB
Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands, they found fault.
YLT
and having seen certain of his disciples with defiled hands—that is, unwashed—eating bread, they found fault;
F.O.G Original
(2) Seeing that some of His disciples ate bread with impure hands, that is unwashed.
F.O.G
(2) Seeing that some of His disciples ate bread with impure hands, that is unwashed.
F.O.G MSG
²They noticed that some of His disciples were eating their meal with ceremonially unwashed handsᵃ—hands that hadn’t gone through the ritual purification process.
Footnotes:
²ᵃ Ceremonially unwashed hands: This refers to the ritual purification process, not basic hygiene. The religious leaders had elaborate traditions for ceremonial hand-washing before meals.