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623 B
General Information:
This is the beginning of a new part of the story where Matthew tells of how Jesus responded to disciples of John the Baptist. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-newevent)
It came about that when
This phrase shifts the story from Jesus's teachings to what happened next. Alternate translation: "Then when" or "After"
had finished instructing
"had finished teaching" or "had finished commanding."
his twelve disciples
This refers to the twelve chosen apostles of Jesus. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers)
in their cities
Here "their" refers to all the Jews in general.