Luke 2:16 (KJV)

Passage

And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

Nearby Context

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

Luke 2:15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

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

Luke 2:17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

Luke 2:18 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "haste", "found", "mary", "joseph", "babe", "lying", and "manger". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "haste", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And it came to pass as the..." into verse 17's "And when they had seen it they...", so "came" and "haste" 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 "haste" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.