Luke 9:46
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And there entered a thought into them, which of them should be greater.

Matthew 18:1
At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Who, thinkest thou, is the greater in the kingdom of heaven?

Mark 9:33
And they came to Capharnaum. And when they were in the house, he asked them: What did you treat of in the way?

Luke 22:24
And there was also a strife amongst them, which of them should seem to be the greater.

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And there entered a thought into them, which of them should be greater.

Luke 14:7-11 And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them: . . .

Luke 22:24-27 And there was also a strife amongst them, which of them should seem to be the greater. . . .

Matthew 18:1 At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Who, thinkest thou, is the greater in the kingdom of heaven?

*etc:

Matthew 20:20-22 Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, adoring and asking something of him. . . .

Matthew 23:6,7 And they love the first places at feasts and the first chairs in the synagogues, . . .

Mark 9:33-37 And they came to Capharnaum. And when they were in the house, he asked them: What did you treat of in the way? . . .

Romans 12:3,10 For I say, by the grace that is given me, to all that are among you, not to be more wise than it behoveth to be wise, but to be wise unto sobriety and according as God hath divided to every one the measure of faith. . . .

Galatians 5:20,21,25,26 Idolatry, witchcrafts, enmities, contentions, emulations, wraths, quarrels, dissensions, sects, . . .

Philippians 2:3,14 Let nothing be done through contention: neither by vain glory. But in humility, let each esteem others better than themselves: . . .

3 John 1:9 I had written perhaps to the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, doth not receive us.

Context
The Greatest in the Kingdom
45But they understood not this word: and it was hid from them, so that they perceived it not. And they were afraid to ask him concerning this word. 46And there entered a thought into them, which of them should be greater. 47But Jesus seeing the thoughts of their hearts, took a child and set him by him,…
Lexicon
Then
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

an argument
διαλογισμὸς (dialogismos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1261: From dialogizomai; discussion, i.e. consideration, or debate.

started
Εἰσῆλθεν (Eisēlthen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1525: To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.

among
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[the disciples]
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

[as to]
τὸ (to)
Article - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

which
τίς (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

of them
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

would be
εἴη (eiē)
Verb - Present Optative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

[the] greatest.
μείζων (meizōn)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative
Strong's Greek 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense.


Additional Translations
Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.

And an argument came up among them, which of them might be greatest.

Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.

And there arose a reasoning among them, which of them was the greatest.

And a reasoning came in amongst them, who should be [the] greatest of them.

And there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.

Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.

Now there arose a dispute among them, which of them was to be the greatest.

There arose an argument among them about which of them was the greatest.

And there entered a reasoning among them, this, Who may be greater of them?
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