Matius 5:48

5:48 So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. ¹ 

Lukas 6:36

6:36 Be merciful, ²  just as your Father is merciful.

[5:48]  ¹ sn This remark echoes the more common OT statements like Lev 19:2 or Deut 18:13: “you must be holy as I am holy.”

[6:36]  ² sn Merciful is a characteristic of God often noted in the OT: Exod 34:6; Deut 4:31; Joel 2:31; Jonah 4:2; 2 Sam 24:14. This remark also echoes the more common OT statements like Lev 19:2 or Deut 18:13: “you must be holy as I am holy.”