Matthew 12:11 uses a similar sheep-in-danger scenario to argue for doing good on the Sabbath, echoing the rescue theme.

Psalm 119:176 uses the same 'lost sheep' metaphor and asks God to seek—directly parallel to the shepherd seeking the stray.

Isaiah 53:6 describes all people as straying sheep, emphasizing the universal need for a shepherd—parallel to the lost sheep.

Jeremiah 50:6 also pictures God's people as lost sheep led astray by false shepherds, reinforcing the lost sheep imagery.

Ezekiel 34:6 describes sheep scattered with none to seek them — the very problem the shepherd in Matthew 18:12 addresses.

Ezekiel 34:12 directly parallels: 'As a shepherd seeks out his flock... so will I seek out my sheep.' God as seeking shepherd.

Ezekiel 34:16 has God declaring He will seek the lost and bring back the strayed—a direct parallel to the shepherd's action.

Luke 15:4-7 tells the same lost sheep parable, emphasizing the joy of finding the lost—direct parallel.

In 1 Peter 2:25, the same straying-sheep imagery describes believers returning to Christ the Shepherd, echoing the seeking of the lost.

Ezekiel 34:4 condemns shepherds for not seeking the strayed — contrasting the good shepherd who seeks the lost.

Galatians 6:1 urges restoring a fallen brother in gentleness — the same restorative care as seeking the lost sheep.

Deuteronomy 22:1 commands restoring a neighbor's straying animal — a legal parallel to the shepherd's care for the lost sheep.

John 10:11 presents Jesus as the good shepherd who lays down his life—a related shepherd metaphor but focusing on sacrifice rather than seeking.