3 My loved ones, while my thoughts were full of a letter which I was going to send you about our common salvation, it was necessary for me to send you one requesting you with all my heart to go on fighting strongly for the faith which has been given to the saints once and for ever.

3 亲爱的， 我曾经迫切地想写信给你们， 论到我们共享的救恩； 现在我更觉得必须写信劝勉你们， 要竭力维护从前一次就全交给了圣徒的信仰，