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