Matthew 3:12 uses the same separation imagery: Christ will separate wheat from chaff — directly parallel.

Matthew 13:42 depicts the wicked thrown into a furnace — illustrating the fate of the 'goats' here.

Matthew 13:43 shows the righteous shining in the kingdom — contrasting the fate of the 'sheep' here.

In Matthew 13:30, the harvest separation of wheat and tares parallels this separation of sheep and goats at the final judgment.

Psalm 98:9 also prophesies the LORD judging the world with righteousness, a direct OT anticipation of the judgment scene in Matthew.

Ezekiel 34:17-22 directly uses the same shepherd judging between sheep and goats — a clear parallel to this judgment scene.

Ezekiel 20:38 describes God purging rebels from His people — a prophetic parallel to separating the righteous from the wicked.

Acts 17:31 affirms that God has appointed a day to judge the world by Christ — directly reinforcing the universal judgment scene here.

Psalm 96:13 prophesies the LORD coming to judge the peoples, which is fulfilled in Matthew's scene of all nations gathered for judgment by Christ.

Psalm 50:3-5 depicts God gathering His faithful ones for judgment — paralleling the gathering and separation of nations.

Romans 2:16 states God judges secrets through Christ — connecting to this public separation of nations.

Romans 14:10-12 declares all will stand before God's judgment seat — echoing the universal gathering here.

2 Corinthians 5:10 says we must appear before Christ's judgment seat for deeds — linking to the separation based on actions here.

Revelation 20:12-15 describes the great white throne judgment with books — a parallel final judgment scene.

1 Samuel 2:10 proclaims the LORD will judge the ends of the earth — directly paralleling the gathering of all nations for judgment here.

In Mark 13:27, angels gather the elect — the same gathering event here where all nations are gathered before separation.

In 2 Thessalonians 2:1, Paul refers to our gathering to Christ at his coming — the same event where here all nations are gathered for judgment.

In Zephaniah 3:8, God gathers nations for judgment — the same gathering Jesus describes here, now for final separation.

Ezekiel 20:37 uses shepherding imagery of passing under the rod to separate — directly parallels the shepherd separating sheep from goats.

Jeremiah 24:3 describes good and bad figs — a clear metaphor for separating the righteous from the wicked, like sheep and goats.

Psalm 50:1 summons the earth for God's judgment — the same global gathering depicted here before the Son of Man.

In Zechariah 10:3, goats symbolize wicked shepherds God judges — the same goat imagery Jesus uses here for the condemned.

Malachi 3:18 speaks of seeing the difference between righteous and wicked — echoing the separation theme here.

1 Corinthians 4:5 points to the Lord's coming judgment revealing hidden things — a parallel future separation, though less specific.

In Psalm 1:5, the wicked cannot stand in the assembly of the righteous — a parallel picture of separation at judgment.

2 Kings 10:23 shows Jehu separating Baal worshipers from servants of the LORD — an OT parallel to separating righteous from wicked.

In Hebrews 4:13, everything is exposed before God — the basis for the perfect separation Christ performs here.

Psalm 26:9 pleads not to be taken away with sinners — echoing the desire for separation from the wicked seen here.

Deuteronomy 29:21 describes God singling out an individual for disaster — a similar concept of divine separation but in a covenant context.