Luke 2:15 (DBY)

Passage

And it came to pass, as the angels departed from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, Let us make our way then now as far as Bethlehem, and let us see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.

Nearby Context

Luke 2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,

Luke 2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good pleasure in men.

Luke 2:15 And it came to pass, as the angels departed from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, Let us make our way then now as far as Bethlehem, and let us see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.

Luke 2:16 And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger;

Luke 2:17 and having seen [it] they made known about the country the thing which had been said to them concerning this child.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "pass", "angels", "departed", "heaven", "shepherds", "said", and "another". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "pass", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Glory to God in the highest and..." into verse 16's "And they came with haste and found...", so "came" and "pass" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "came" and "pass" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.