# General Information:

This is the beginning of a new part of the story that runs through [Matthew 22:46](../22/45.md), which tells of Jesus ministering in Judea.

# General Information:

These verses provide background information of how Jesus came to be in Judea. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# It came about that when

This phrase shifts the story from Jesus' teachings to what happened next. AT: "When" or "After"

# had finished these words

Here "words" refers to what Jesus taught starting in [Matthew 18:1](../18/01.md). AT: "had finished teaching these things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# departed from

"walked away from" or "left"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/galilee]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/judea]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jordanriver]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/heal]]