For the law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath — James's final justification: Jews already know the law through weekly synagogue instruction, so gentiles need not be burdened with full compliance. The reading of Moses in synagogues presupposes ongoing Jewish education, distinguishing the church's trajectory from Jewish observance.

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