Matthew 5:45 describes being sons of the Father who loves all, leading into the call to be perfect like Him.

Matthew 5:16 earlier says good works glorify the Father, connecting to the command to be perfect like the Father.

Matthew 19:21 uses the same 'perfect' command, applying it to selling possessions and following Jesus as an example of radical discipleship.

In Leviticus 11:44, God says 'be holy for I am holy' — the same logic as 'be perfect as your Father is perfect'.

1 John 3:3 links hope in Christ to purifying oneself as He is pure, echoing the call to be perfect as the Father is perfect.

1 Peter 1:16 quotes Leviticus 'be holy for I am holy', directly paralleling Jesus' 'be perfect as Father is perfect'.

James 1:4 directly uses 'perfect and complete', reinforcing the same standard of wholeness from Jesus.

Ephesians 5:1 commands imitation of God as beloved children, a direct parallel to Jesus' command to be perfect like the Father.

Luke 6:36 parallels this command but substitutes 'merciful' for 'perfect' — showing the same call to imitate God's character.

In Genesis 17:1, God commands Abram to be blameless — the same call to perfection that Jesus echoes in 5:48.

In Leviticus 19:2, the command to be holy because God is holy parallels the call to perfection in 5:48.

In Deuteronomy 18:13, Israel is told to be blameless before God — directly parallel to Jesus' command to be perfect.

In Leviticus 20:26, Israel is to be holy because God is holy and set them apart — mirroring the call to be perfect as God is perfect.

2 Samuel 22:31 affirms that God's way is perfect, providing the OT basis for the perfection Jesus commands.

Deuteronomy 32:4 declares God's perfect works and character, the very standard Jesus calls us to imitate.

2 Corinthians 13:11 urges believers to be complete/restored — a NT exhortation to the same kind of wholeness Jesus commands.

Hebrews 5:14 uses the same Greek root for 'perfect' (teleios) to describe mature believers who discern good from evil.

Colossians 1:28 echoes the same goal of presenting believers perfect in Christ, linking discipleship to maturity.

Colossians 4:12 uses the same Greek word 'teleios' for being mature/full, connecting to Jesus' call for perfection.

Philippians 2:15 echoes Jesus' call to be perfect by describing believers as blameless children of God shining like stars.

1 Peter 1:15 calls for holiness as God is holy, a parallel call to be like God's character.

Hebrews 6:1 urges moving on to perfection (teleiotes), directly paralleling Jesus' command to be perfect.

Philippians 3:12 admits Paul has not yet been made perfect — showing the same goal of perfection as an ongoing pursuit.

Ephesians 5:2 calls to walk in love as Christ loved, exemplifying the perfect imitation of God.

2 Corinthians 7:1 urges perfecting holiness — a NT echo of the call to be complete in moral character.

Job 1:1 describes Job as blameless and upright — an OT example of the wholehearted integrity Jesus calls for in his command to be perfect.

Psalm 37:37 commends the blameless and upright — an OT wisdom parallel to the character of integrity Jesus commands.

2 Corinthians 13:9 prays for the Corinthians to become fully mature — a related NT concept of spiritual completeness.