so that ye became patterns to all those believing in Macedonia and Achaia,

ye [are] witnesses -- God also -- how kindly and righteously, and blamelessly to you who believe we became,

Because of this also, we -- we do give thanks to God continually, that, having received the word of hearing from us of God, ye accepted, not the word of man, but as it is truly, the word of God, who also doth work in you who believe;

for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also God those asleep through Jesus he will bring with him,