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General Information:
This is the beginning of a new part of the story that runs through Matthew 22:46, which tells of Jesus ministering in Judea. These verses provide background information of how Jesus came to be in Judea. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-background)
It came about that when
This phrase shifts the story from Jesus's teachings to what happened next. Alternate translation: "When" or "After"
had finished these words
Here "words" refers to what Jesus taught starting in Matthew 18:1. Alternate translation: "had finished teaching these things" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)
departed from
"walked away from" or "left"