Matthew 5:48 parallels Luke's call to be like the Father, substituting 'perfect' for 'merciful' — both demand reflecting God's character.

Ephesians 5:1 generalizes the call to imitate God, directly echoing Luke's specific command to be merciful like the Father.

Ephesians 5:2 calls believers to imitate Christ's sacrificial love — a parallel command to reflect God's character as instructed here.

Genesis 19:16 shows God's merciful rescue of Lot — a concrete narrative example of the Father's mercy that Jesus calls us to reflect.

Psalm 112:4 describes the righteous as gracious and merciful — a direct picture of what it looks like to be merciful like the Father.

Micah 6:8 commands loving kindness/mercy — the same requirement Jesus echoes here in calling us to be merciful as the Father.

Matthew 18:33 concludes the parable of the unmerciful servant with the same logic: show mercy because you received mercy — a direct parallel to Jesus' command here.

James 5:11 explicitly calls God compassionate and merciful — directly echoing the basis for being merciful as the Father is.

1 Peter 1:16 quotes 'Be holy, for I am holy' — the same pattern of imitating God's attributes seen in Jesus' command to be merciful like the Father.

2 Samuel 9:3 records David's desire to show 'God's kindness' to Saul's house — a human model of reflecting God's merciful character as commanded here.

In 1 Corinthians 13:4, love's patience and kindness align with mercy — both describe divine character traits.

Ephesians 4:31 lists vices to put away, complementing Luke's call to be merciful by removing what hinders mercy.

Hebrews 13:16 urges doing good and sharing — practical expressions of the mercy commanded here.

1 Peter 1:15 commands holiness because God is holy — a parallel demand to imitate God's nature, though focusing on holiness rather than mercy.

1 John 3:3 says purify oneself as Christ is pure — same pattern of imitating God's character, here purity instead of mercy.