Verse Comparison: Mark 7:2
American Standard Version
and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands.
Amplified® Bible
For they had seen that some of His disciples ate with common hands, that is, unwashed [with hands defiled and unhallowed, because they had not given them a ceremonial washing]--
Contemporary English Version
They noticed that some of his disciples ate without first washing their hands.
Darby English Version
and seeing some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands,
Good News Bible
They noticed that some of his disciples were eating their food with hands that were ritually unclean---that is, they had not washed them in the way the Pharisees said people should.
International Standard Version
They noticed that some of his disciples were eating with unclean hands, that is, without washing them.
King James Version
And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
New American Standard Bible
and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed.
New International Version
saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were "unclean," that is, unwashed.
New King James Version
Now when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and had seen that some of His disciples ate their bread with impure hands, in other words, unwashed.
Young's Literal Translation
and having seen certain of his disciples with defiled hands -- that is, unwashed -- eating bread, they found fault;