Mark 9:34

9:34 But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.

Mark 10:48

10:48 Many scolded ¹  him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

[10:48]  ¹ tn Or “rebuked.” The crowd’s view was that surely Jesus would not be bothered with someone as unimportant as a blind beggar.