Acts 27:30
And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
Cross-reference
Acts 27:16
Parallel
Acts 27:16 describes the struggle to secure the lifeboat earlier — now the same boat is used deceitfully by the sailors here.
Acts 27:32
Parallel
Acts 27:32 shows soldiers cutting the lifeboat ropes — directly thwarting the sailors' escape attempt described here.
Acts 27:27
Parallel
Acts 27:27 notes they sensed land — the reason the sailors later attempt to escape by lifeboat here.
Acts 27:29
Contrast
In Acts 27:29, sailors cast anchors from stern in genuine fear; here they pretend to do the same from bow to escape. Contrasts deceit with prior honesty.