Mark 9:34

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ESV	But they kept silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.
NIV	But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.
NLT	But they didn't answer, because they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.
KJV	But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.

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