They may even have been embellishing what the Law said, as did their predecessors in Jesus ’ day, as well as advocating Jewish fables and human commandments. ​ — Mark 7: 2, 3, 5, 15; 1 Timothy 4: 3.
त्यांची विचारशैली विकृत झाली होती त्यामुळे ते अन्‍न व विधीपूर्वक शुद्धतेविषयी नियमशास्त्रातील नियमांचा पुरस्कार करीत होते.