Exodus 12:3 instructs taking a lamb on the tenth day — providing the context for selecting the unblemished lamb in verse 5.

Exodus 29:1 also requires animals without blemish for priestly consecration — a parallel standard for sacrificial animals.

1 Peter 1:19 calls Christ a lamb without blemish and without spot — a direct reference to the Passover requirement.

Hebrews 9:14 explicitly says Christ offered Himself 'without spot' — directly echoing the lamb without blemish.

In Hebrews 7:26, Christ is described as holy, undefiled — the perfect high priest prefigured by the unblemished Passover lamb.

Malachi 1:14 curses those who offer blemished animals despite having a male in the flock, contrasting the Passover's unblemished male requirement.

Malachi 1:8 rebukes offering blind or lame animals, directly opposing the male without blemish required for the Passover lamb.

Deuteronomy 17:1 forbids sacrificing blemished animals, reinforcing the Passover lamb's unblemished standard.

Leviticus 22:19-24 expands on the unblemished requirement listing specific defects, grounding the Passover lamb's standard in broader sacrificial law.

Leviticus 1:10 reiterates the same requirement for a male without blemish from sheep or goats, directly parallel.

Leviticus 1:3 requires a male without blemish for burnt offerings, mirroring the Passover lamb's requirement in Exodus 12:5.

Ezekiel 46:13 uses identical language—'a lamb of the first year without blemish'—for the daily burnt offering, echoing the Passover standard.

1 Corinthians 5:7 identifies Christ as our Passover sacrifice, fulfilling the type of the unblemished lamb.

Deuteronomy 16:2 allows Passover sacrifice from both flock and herd, expanding the Passover instructions beyond sheep and goats.

Leviticus 23:12 also requires a lamb without blemish of the first year for the wave offering — similar sacrificial law.

Leviticus 4:32 also requires a lamb without blemish for a sin offering, but a female instead of a male — similar but different.

Numbers 19:2 requires a red heifer without blemish—different animal but same principle of sacrificial purity.