Пришла же им мысль: кто бы из них был больше?
An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.
An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest.
An argument started among them as to which of them might be the greatest.
Then his disciples began arguing about which of them was the greatest.
Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.
Then a dispute arose among them as to which of them would be greatest.
And a reasoning came in amongst them, who should be [the] greatest of them.