for Moses has had his preachers from the earliest ages in every town, where he is read aloud in the synagogues every sabbath."
and, after the reading of the Law and the prophets, the presidents of the synagogue sent to tell them, "Brothers, if you have any word of counsel for the people, say it."
The inhabitants of Jerusalem and their rulers, by condemning him in their ignorance, fulfilled the words of the prophets which are read every sabbath;
Then he came to Nazaret, where he had been brought up, and on the sabbath he entered the synagogue as was his custom. He stood up to read the lesson
'They have got Moses and the prophets,' said Abraham, 'they can listen to them.'