3:25 Now a dispute came about between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew 1 concerning ceremonial washing. 2 3:26 So they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, 3 about whom you testified – see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”
3:16 Then those who respected 4 the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord took notice. 5 A scroll 6 was prepared before him in which were recorded the names of those who respected the Lord and honored his name.
1 tc Was this dispute between the Baptist’s disciples and an individual Judean (᾿Ιουδαίου, Ioudaiou) or representatives of the Jewish authorities (᾿Ιουδαίων, Ioudaiwn)? There is good external support for the plural ᾿Ιουδαίων (Ì66 א* Θ Ë1,13 565 al latt), but the external evidence for the singular ᾿Ιουδαίου is slightly stronger ({Ì75 א2 A B L Ψ 33 1241 the majority of Byzantine minuscules and others}).
2 tn Or “ceremonial cleansing,” or “purification.”
3 tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity.
4 tn Or “fear” (so NAB); NRSV “revered”; NCV “honored.”
5 tn Heb “heard and listened”; NAB “listened attentively.”
6 sn The scroll mentioned here is a “memory book” (סֵפֶר זִכָּרוֹן, sefer zikkaron) in which the