Theodoret of Cyrus, on Heb 11:2

“For by this the ancients obtained a testimony.”

“He shows both those before the law and those under the law becoming God's friends through faith and enjoying distinction. In this he achieves two things at the same time: he brings out the power of faith (faith accomplishing what the law did not achieve) and provides encouragement to those dispirited at the insurrections of the adversaries, showing everyone in possession of everlasting repute to have traveled through the same storms.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.