Mark 10:50 - Exposition

And he, casting away his garment, rose —the word in the Greek is ἀναπηδήσας . literally, sprang to his feet— and came to Jesus . He cast away his "garment," that is, the loose outer robe which covered his tunic. He was in haste, and desired to disengage himself from every ira-pediment, in his eagerness to approach Jesus. We seem here to have the description of a keen eye-witness, such as St. Peter would be.