3 Caríssimos, estando eu muito preocupado em vos escrever a respeito da nossa comum salvação, senti a necessidade de dirigir-vos esta carta para exortar-vos a pelejar pela fé, confiada de uma vez para sempre aos santos.

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.