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 some Jews about purification.
εγενετο ουν ζητησις εκ των μαθητων ιωαννου μετα ιουδαιων περι καθαρισμου
egeneto oyn zētēsis ek tōn mathētōn iōannoy meta ioydaiōn peri katharismoy