Both gospels of Matthew and Luce are synoptic gospels. That means that they have a lot of similar material in them that is represented in the same way. On the other hand, in the first chapters of Matthew and Luke each author gives his version of the birth of Jesus' birth. The differences in both of these stories reveal the "synoptic problem" and the difficulties associated with trying to harmonize the various accounts of the events in the life of Jesus in the gospels.
In the beginning of Matthews's gospel, he represents us his vision of the genealogy of Jesus and then tells the birth story of Jesus. He told us that when Mary's husband Joseph found out that she was pregnant, he wanted to divorce her. However, there was an angel that told Joseph not to, as that child was from the Holy Spirit. Jesus was born in Bethlehem, according to the prophecies. Magi came from the East to Jerusalem to find Him, because they saw a star. King Herod tried to find out where Jesus was and asked Magi......
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