Sawyer
Pronounced SOY-er
boy
Not found in the KJV text — No — the name Sawyer does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Woodcutter; One who saws", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Sawyer.
- Meaning
- "Woodcutter; One who saws"
- Origin
- English
Sawyer works with wood — and Jesus was the carpenter's son. 'Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary?' Sawyer's hands shape what God has grown, following the tradition of the carpenter from Nazareth.
Spiritual meaning
Sawyer follows the Carpenter — humble hands working, shaping what God grows, the woodcutter whose craft was sanctified by Jesus in the workshop of Nazareth.
Related verses (KJV)
"Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?"
Matthew 13:55 (KJV) →"Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon?"
Mark 6:3 (KJV) →