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General Information:
Paul continues to use "we" to refer to himself and his traveling companions and "you" to the Thessalonian believers.
we also thank God constantly
Paul often thanks God for their acceptance of the gospel message he shared with them.
not as the word of man
"Word of man" here is a synecdoche for "a message that comes simply from a man." Alternate translation: "not a message that is made up by a man" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche)
the word of God
"Word" here is a metonym for "message." Alternate translation: "the message that comes from God" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)
which is also at work in you who believe
Paul speaks of God's gospel message as if it were a person who was doing work. Alternate translation: "which those of you who believe are listening to and beginning to obey" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)