For the kingdom of heaven paradise eternity is like unto a man person individual that is an proprietor householder landowner , which went out daybreak dawn early in the day morning daylight to hire labourers into his vineyard field estate . And when he had agreed with the labourers for a wage coin penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the next following third hour, and saw others standing unemployed idle inactive in the bazaar marketplace square , And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right just fair I will give you. And they went their way. Again he went out about the midday sixth noon and ninth evening afternoon hour, and did likewise. And about the final last eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day unoccupied inactive idle ? They say unto him, Because no man hath engaged employed hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. So when evening even dusk was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward overseer manager , Call the labourers, and give them their hire wages payment , beginning from the newest final last unto the first earliest original . And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more greater higher ; and they likewise received every man a penny. And when they had received it, they grumbled murmured complained against the owner goodman master of the house, Saying, These last have wrought but two three one hour, and thou hast made them same equal equivalent unto us, which have borne the burden load weight and heat hardship toil of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Companion Fellow Friend , I do thee no injustice wrong harm : didst not thou agree with me for a coin a penny gold ? Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it not permissible right lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye jealous envious evil , because I am generous good fair ? So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be invited called summoned , but few chosen selected elected .