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- 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: :en:ta:vol1: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: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_simile)