Luca 2:16

16 E andarono in fretta, e trovarono Maria e Giuseppe ed il bambino giacente nella mangiatoia;

Luca 2:16 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 2:16

And they came with haste
In the night, leaving their flocks, to see their incarnate Lord, as Zacchaeus hastened down from the tree to receive the Saviour. The wonderfulness of the vision, the importance of the thing related, the eagerness of their spirits to see the thing that was told them, put them on making quick dispatch, and hastening to the city with all speed:

and found Mary and Joseph;
as they had been directed by the angel, in the city of Bethlehem, in an inn there, and in a stable in the inn:

and the babe lying in a manger:
where Mary had put it as soon as born, and had wrapped it in swaddling clothes; because there was no room in the inn, and as the angel had told them they should find it, ( Luke 2:12 )

Luca 2:16 In-Context

14 Gloria a Dio ne’ luoghi altissimi, pace in terra fra gli uomini ch’Egli gradisce!

15 E avvenne che quando gli angeli se ne furono andati da loro verso il cielo, i pastori presero a dire tra loro: Passiamo fino a Betleem e vediamo questo che è avvenuto, e che il Signore ci ha fatto sapere.

16 E andarono in fretta, e trovarono Maria e Giuseppe ed il bambino giacente nella mangiatoia;

17 e vedutolo, divulgarono ciò ch’era loro stato detto di quel bambino.

18 E tutti quelli che li udirono si maravigliarono delle cose dette loro dai pastori.