Synopsis of the Books of the Bible by John Nelson Darby: ...
Synopsis of the Books of the Bible, by John Nelson Darby, [1857-62]
Stephen, [See Note #11] as far as we are told, had not known the Lord during His life on earth. Certainly he was not appointed, like the apostles, to be a witness of that life. He was simply the instrument of the Holy Ghost, distributing to whom He would.