19 Bible Verses About the Birth of Jesus, From the Only Two Gospels That Tell It

Only two of the four Gospels tell the story of Jesus’ birth, and they tell it from different sides. Matthew follows Joseph, who is told what to do in dreams. Luke follows Mary, who asks the angel how this will happen. Mark and John have no birth narrative. The two accounts agree on a short list and otherwise tell different parts of the story. The nineteen verses below begin with the prophecies, then give Luke’s account, Matthew’s account, the people…