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714 B
the times and seasons
"the time when the Lord Jesus will come back" (UDB)
perfectly well
"very well" or "accurately" (UDB)
like a thief in the night
Just as one doesn't know which night a thief may come to break in and steal, we do not know when the day of the Lord will come. "unexpectedly" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
when they say
"when the people say"
then sudden destruction
"then unexpected destruction"
like birth pains on a pregnant woman
Just as a pregnant woman's birth pains come suddenly and don't stop until the birth is completed, so will the destruction come and they will not escape. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)