en_tn/1th/01/08.md

the word of the Lord

"Word" here is a metonym for "message." AT: "the Lord's teachings" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

has rung out

Here Paul speaks of the Christian witness produced by the Thessalonian believers as if it were a bell that was rung or a musical instrument that was being played. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)