the disciples are able to fulfill these commands in their own strength. Discipleship in Mark is pictured as a human impossibility (10:27); holy living is possible only through the power and presence of God. But Jesus’ disciples still follow, still are committed to Jesus and his way, still trust in his promise that God’s good purposes will ultimately prevail for them and for God’s entire created order. Jesus’ redefinition of holiness is an underlying motif throughout all the Gospels. This redefinition