# Then there arose a dispute between some of John's disciples and a Jew

This can be stated in an active form for clarity. AT: "Then John's disciples and a Jew began to argue" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# a dispute

a fight using words

# look, he is baptizing

In this phrase, "look" is a command meaning "pay attention!" AT: "Look! He is baptizing" or "Look at that! He is baptizing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jew]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/rabbi]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jordanriver]]