'Lawlessness' in the Bible
And then {I will say to them plainly}, 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you who practice lawlessness!'
In the [same] way, on the outside you also appear righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
and because lawlessness will increase, the love of many will grow cold.
(I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh.) For just as you presented your members [as] slaves to immorality and lawlessness, [leading] to lawlessness, so now present your members [as] slaves to righteousness, [leading] to sanctification.
Do not become unevenly yoked with unbelievers, for what participation [is there between] righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship [does] light [have] with darkness?
Do not let anyone deceive you in any way, for [that day will not come] unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
For the mystery of lawlessness is at work already; only the one who now restrains [will do so] until he is out of the way,
who gave himself for us, in order that he might redeem us from all lawlessness and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good deeds.
You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; because of this God, your God, has anointed you with the olive oil of joy more than your companions.
but received a rebuke for his own lawlessness: a speechless donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained {the prophet's madness}.
Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.