And it came to pass, when the messengers were gone away from them to the heavens, that the men, the shepherds, said unto one another, `We may go over indeed unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that hath come to pass, that the Lord did make known to us.'
Luke 2:13 And suddenly there came with the messenger a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,
Luke 2:14 `Glory in the highest to God, and upon earth peace, among men--good will.'
Luke 2:15 And it came to pass, when the messengers were gone away from them to the heavens, that the men, the shepherds, said unto one another, `We may go over indeed unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that hath come to pass, that the Lord did make known to us.'
Luke 2:16 And they came, having hasted, and found both Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger,
Luke 2:17 and having seen, they made known abroad concerning the saying spoken to them concerning the child.
The verse centers on "came", "pass", "messengers", "gone", "away", "heavens", "shepherds", and "said". 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 in the highest to God and..." into verse 16's "And they came having hasted 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.