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 Diletti, ponendo io ogni studio nello scrivervi della nostra comune salvazione, mi sono trovato costretto a scrivervi per esortarvi a combattere strenuamente per la fede, che è stata una volta per sempre tramandata ai santi.