The '''Epistle to Philemon''' is a book of the [[Holy Scripture|Bible]] in the [[New Testament]]. ''Philemon'' is generally regarded as one of the undisputed works of [[Apostle Paul|Paul]], and it was most likely written in Rome, around 61-63 AD. It is the shortest of Paul's extant [[epistle|letters]], consisting of only 25 verses. This epistle, along with epistles to the [[Book of Ephesians |Ephesians]] and [[Book of Colossians|Colossians]], was carried by Tychicus, a disciple and companion of Paul's.