# disgrace for the sake of Christ

This can be reworded so that the abstract noun "disgrace" is expressed as the verb "disrespect." Alternate translation:  "being disrespected for the sake of Christ" or "the experience of people disrespecting him because he did what Christ would want" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])

# he was looking ahead to his reward

Thinking about something that will happen in the future is spoken of as looking ahead to it. Alternate translation: "he was thinking about the reward he would receive"  (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])