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