en_tn/mrk/09/34.md

they were silent

They were silent because they were ashamed to tell Jesus what they had been discussing. AT: "they were silent because they were ashamed" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

who was the greatest

Here "the greatest" refers to "the greatest" among the disciples. AT: "who was the greatest among them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)