Matthew 15:12

In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort for this verse is:

Τότε προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Οἶδας ὅτι οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἀκούσαντες τὸν λόγον ἐσκανδαλίσθησαν;

In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:

Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

The New International Version translates the passage as:

Then the disciples came to him and asked, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?"

Jesus' disciples, perhaps seeing the countenance of the Pharisees, and hearing the words privately murmured, knew that His doctrine gave them offense. Also the disciples may not have understood, and were looking for a further explanation seeing that Jesus' doctrine appeared to be opposed to the law of Moses. The disciples knew that the Pharisees, by their influence, could prove formidable enemies, so would have thought it prudent to conciliate them. The Pharisees had taken offense, because the doctrine of Christ was subversive of their traditional customs, regarding frequent washings.^[1][2]