Luke 11:38

11:38 The ¹  Pharisee was astonished when he saw that Jesus ²  did not first wash his hands ³  before the meal.

Luke 18:10

18:10 “Two men went up ⁴  to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee ⁵  and the other a tax collector. ⁶ 

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¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn The words “his hands” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied for clarity.

sn Washing before meals was a cultural practice that was described in the OT, but not prescribed there (Gen 18:4; Judg 19:21). It was apparently related to concern about contracting ceremonial uncleanness (Lev 11:31-38; t. Demai 2.11-12).

⁴ sn The temple is on a hill in Jerusalem, so one would go up to enter its precincts.

⁵ sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.

⁶ sn See the note on tax collectors in 3:12.