1. The Pharisees gathered around Jesus. So did some of the teachers of the law. All of them had come from Jerusalem.
2. They saw some of his disciples eating food with "unclean" hands. That means they were not washed.
3. The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands to make them pure. That's what the elders teach.
4. When they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they wash. And they follow many other teachings. For example, they wash cups, pitchers, and kettles in a special way.
15-16. Nothing outside of you can make you 'unclean' by going into you. It is what comes out of you that makes you 'unclean.' "