23 lines
714 B
Markdown
23 lines
714 B
Markdown
## the times and seasons ##
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"the time when the Lord Jesus will come back" (UDB)
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## perfectly well ##
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"very well" or "accurately" (UDB)
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## like a thief in the night ##
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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]])
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## when they say ##
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"when the people say"
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## then sudden destruction ##
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"then unexpected destruction"
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## like birth pains on a pregnant woman ##
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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]]) |