NET Bible
"Now a dispute came about between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew concerning ceremonial washing."
— John 3:25, NET Bible
“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.”
“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.”
Further Testimony About Jesus by John the Baptist After this, Jesus and his disciples came into Judean territory, and there he spent time with them and was baptizing.
John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming to him and being baptized.
(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)
Now a dispute came about between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew concerning ceremonial washing.
So they came to John and said to him,“Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you testified– see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”
John replied,“No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.
You yourselves can testify that I said,‘I am not the Christ,’ but rather,‘I have been sent before him.’