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 Beloved, using all diligence to write to you of our common salvation, I have been obliged to write to you exhorting {you} to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.