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General Information:
The disciples begin to argue about who will be the most powerful among them.
among them
"among the disciples"
knowing the reasoning in their hearts
Here "hearts" is a metonym for their minds. AT: "knowing the reasoning in their minds" or "knowing what they were thinking" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
in my name
This refers to a person doing something as a representative of Jesus. AT: "because of me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
in my name, welcomes me
This metaphor could also be stated as a simile. AT: "in my name, it is like he is welcoming me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
the one who sent me
"God, who sent me"
the one who is great
"the ones whom God considers to be most important"