Acts 27:17 shows fear of running aground on Syrtis — parallel fear of rocks in verse 29.

Acts 27:30 reveals the sailors' escape attempt using anchor pretext — following the anchor dropping in verse 29.

Acts 27:40 shows the anchors being cut loose — the same anchors dropped in desperation here are later released for the final approach.

Acts 27:41 is the actual grounding — the rocks feared in verse 29 become reality.

Acts 27:33 shows Paul urging them to eat just before dawn — the daybreak they prayed for arrives and prompts action.

Hebrews 6:19 uses anchor as a metaphor for hope — contrasting the literal anchors of fear here with spiritual security.

Deuteronomy 28:67 describes fearing night and longing for morning — the same dread that drives the sailors to pray for daybreak here.

Psalm 130:6 compares waiting for the Lord to waiting for morning — mirroring the literal watch for dawn here.