1Th 5:2 | RWP | e4.org | Know perfectly ( ακριβως οιδατε ). Accurately know, not "the times and the seasons," but their own ignorance. As a thief in the night ( ως κλεπτης εν νυκτ ). As a thief at night, suddenly and unexpectedly. Reminiscence of the word of Jesus ( ; ), used also in ; ; . Cometh ( ερχετα ). Prophetic or futuristic present tense.

‏ 1 Thessalonians 5:2

Know perfectly ( ακριβως οιδατε ). Accurately know, not "the times and the seasons," but their own ignorance.

As a thief in the night ( ως κλεπτης εν νυκτ ). As a thief at night, suddenly and unexpectedly. Reminiscence of the word of Jesus (Mt 24:43; Lu 12:39), used also in 2Pe 3:10; Re 3:3; 16:15.

Cometh ( ερχετα ). Prophetic or futuristic present tense.