The '''Epistle to Philemon''' is a letter written by [[Paul]] from prison, probably in A.D. 63 when Paul was in jail in [[Rome]]. It is Paul's shortest letter in the [[Bible]], in which he asks a Christian slaveowner (Philemon) to be merciful toward a runaway slave (Onesimus) who also accepted [[Christ]]. Onesimus carried this letter to Philemon, who then complied with Paul's request.
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The '''Epistle to Philemon''' is a letter written by [[Paul]] from prison, probably in A.D. 63 when Paul was in jail in [[Rome]].
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It is Paul's shortest letter in the [[Bible]], in which he asks a Christian slaveowner (Philemon) to be merciful toward a runaway slave (Onesimus) who also accepted [[Christ]]. Onesimus carried this letter to Philemon, who then complied with Paul's request.