³ For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands ^[a]in a special way, holding the ^(A)tradition of the elders.

¹⁴ And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, ^(A)being more exceedingly zealous ^(B)for the traditions of my fathers.

⁸ Beware lest anyone ^[a]cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to ^(A)the tradition of men, according to the ^(B)basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.