6:51a

Then: The Greek conjunction that the Berean Standard Bible translates as Then (and the Revised Standard Version as “And”) here introduces what happened next in the story.

climbed into the boat: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as climbed into the boat means that Jesus “got into the boat.” For example, the New Century Version says:

Then he got into the boat with them

Use an expression in your language that is usually used for stepping into a boat.

6:51b

the wind died down: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as a figure of speech the wind died down is literally “the wind stopped.” This means that the wind stopped blowing. The New Century Version has another way to translate this:

the wind became calm

Use an expression that is natural in your language.

6:51c

utterly astounded: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as utterly astounded means “extremely surprised” or “completely amazed.” This is a very emphatic phrase. It also includes the idea that the disciples were “very confused.” They were not able to think clearly.

It is recommended that you emphasize that the disciples were very amazed with an appropriate expression in your language. For example:

greatly amazed (New Century Version)
-or-
utterly astounded (Revised English Bible)

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