Catholic Public Domain Version
"Then a dispute occurred between the disciples of John and the Jews, about purification. "
— John 3:25, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.”
“There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John’s disciples with a Jew about purifying. ”
“There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John's disciples with some Jews about purification.”
“Now a dispute came about between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew concerning ceremonial washing.”
“And there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews, concerning purification.”
“Then a question came up between John's disciples and a Jew about washing.”
“Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.”
After these things, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea. And he was living there with them and baptizing.
Now John was also baptizing, at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water in that place. And they were arriving and being baptized.
For John had not yet been cast into prison.
Then a dispute occurred between the disciples of John and the Jews, about purification.
And they went to John and said to him: “Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, about whom you offered testimony: behold, he is baptizing and everyone is going to him.”
John responded and said: “A man is not able to receive anything, unless it has been given to him from heaven.
You yourselves offer testimony for me that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but that I have been sent before him.