OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 3:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐγένετο οὖν ζήτησις ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν Ἰωάννου

became therefore /a/_debate of the disciples ˱of˲_John

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of dispute, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “Then the disciples of John began arguing”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐγένετο οὖν ζήτησις ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν Ἰωάννου μετὰ Ἰουδαίου

became therefore /a/_debate of the disciples ˱of˲_John with /a/_Jew

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Then John’s disciples and a Jew began to dispute”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Ἰωάννου

˱of˲_John

Here, John refers to Jesus’ cousin, often referred to as “John the Baptist.” (See: johnthebaptist) It does not refer to the apostle John, who wrote this Gospel. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: “of John the Baptist” or “of John the Immerser”