Ephrem the Syrian : "By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called a son of Pharaoh's daughter." If he had not believed in the promise of Abraham, he would have not refused to be corrupted by sin, nor would he have chosen to share ill treatment with the people of God. He considered the emulation of Christ, about whom he indeed wrote, to be more important than the wealth of the Egyptians, which he would have received, because in his expectation "he was looking ahead to the reward." — COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS John Chrysostom : Next again an example appropriate to them, or rather greater than that. For, saith he, "by faith Moses when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward." As though he had said to them, "No one of you has left a palace, yea a splendid palace, nor such treasures; nor, when he might have been a king's son, has he despised this, as Moses did." And that he did not simply leave these things, he expressed by saying, "he refused," that is, he hated, he turned away. For when Heaven was set before him, it was superfluous to admire an Egyptian Palace. — Homily on Hebrews 26 Oecumenius : "By faith, Moses, when he had grown up, refused." For he did this, hoping to receive greater goods than those present. And the phrase "refused" indicates that he was determined to alienate himself. — The Pseudo-Oecumenian Catena on Hebrews