Matthew 25:41 reveals the fate of the goats on the left — they are cursed into eternal fire, directly following the separation in verse 33.

Genesis 48:14 shows Jacob crossing hands to put the right on the younger — a clear precedent for the right hand signifying greater blessing, paralleling the sheep on Christ's right.

In John 10:26-28, Jesus identifies his followers as sheep who hear his voice and receive eternal life, directly paralleling the sheep on the right in Matthew's judgment.

Ezekiel 34:17 explicitly portrays God judging between sheep and goats — the very metaphor Jesus uses for the final separation.

Genesis 48:13 places sons at Jacob's right and left hands, introducing the symbolic right/left positions that Matthew applies to blessed and cursed.

Genesis 48:17-19 records Jacob insisting the right hand blessing on the younger, further emphasizing the right hand as the place of favor and precedence.

Psalm 79:13 uses the same 'sheep of your pasture' image for God's people, linking to the sheep metaphor for the righteous in judgment.

Psalm 95:7 calls Israel the flock under God's care, reinforcing the biblical metaphor of God's people as sheep that Jesus echoes in the judgment scene.

Psalm 100:3 declares we are the sheep of his pasture, echoing the covenant identity that distinguishes the sheep in Matthew's judgment.

In John 21:15-17, Jesus commissions Peter to feed his sheep, expanding the sheep metaphor to pastoral care rather than final judgment.