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