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The reproach of Christ (ton oneidismon tou Christou). See Psa 89:51 for the language where “the Messiah” (“The Anointed One”) is what is meant by tou Christou, here rightly applied by the writer to Jesus as the Messiah who had his own shame to bear (Heb 12:2; Heb 13:12). There is today as then (Heb 13:13) a special reproach (oneidismos, already, Heb 10:33) in being a follower of Jesus Christ. Moses took this obloquy as “greater riches” (meizona plouton) than “the treasures of Egypt” (tōn Aiguptou thēsaurōn, ablative case after comparative meizona, for which see Mat 6:19.). Moses was laying up treasure in heaven.
For he looked unto the recompense of reward (apeblepen gar eis tēn misthapodosian). In perfect active of apoblepō, “for he was looking away (kept on looking away).” For misthapodosia see Heb 10:35.