en_tn_condensed/2th/03/07.md

to imitate us

"to act the way that my fellow workers and I act"

We did not live among you as those who had no discipline

Paul uses a double negative to emphasize the positive. This can be stated as a positive. Alternate translation: "We lived among you as those who had much discipline" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives)