# Now

This word is used here to mark a change in the main story. Here Matthew returns to telling about Jesus.

# heard this

"heard what happened to John" or "heard the news about John"

# he withdrew

"he left" or "he went away"

# from there

"from that place"

# When the crowds heard of it

"When the crowds heard where Jesus had gone" or "When the crowds heard that he had left"

# the crowds

"the crowds of people" or "the huge group of people" or "the people"

# on foot

This means that the people in the crowd were walking. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])