47 It is difficult to know whether ἄνθρωποι (anthrōpoi) should be translated as “men” or “people” (in a generic sense) here. At issue is whether (1) only the Twelve were with Jesus in the boat, as opposed to other disciples (cf. v. 23), and (2) whether any of those other disciples would have been women. The issue is complicated further by the parallel in Mark (4:35–41), where the author writes (4:36) that other boats accompanied them on this journey.
48 Grk “the men were amazed, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) has been translated as a finite verb to make the sequence of events clear in English.
49 Jesus’ authority over creation raised a question for the disciples about his identity (What sort of person is this?). This verse shows that the disciples followed Jesus even though they did not know all about him yet.

In other versions

And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”

The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”

The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!”

The disciples were amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked. “Even the winds and waves obey him!”

And the men were astonished, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”

But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

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