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Mark 9:33–34

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Who Is the Greatest?

33They came to Capernaum, and after going indoors Jesus asked his disciples, “What were you arguing about on the road?”

34*But they would not answer him, because on the road they had been arguing among themselves about who was the greatest.

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  1. *9.34: Lk 22:24

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” But they kept silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?” But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the way?” But they were silent, because on the way they had been arguing with one another about who was the greatest.

NLTNew Living Translation

After they arrived at Capernaum and settled in a house, Jesus asked his disciples, “What were you discussing out on the road?” But they didn’t answer, because they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And they came to Capernaum. And after he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” But they were silent, because they had argued with one another on the way about who was greatest.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.