For the kingdom of eternity paradise heaven is like unto a individual man person that is an householder landowner proprietor , which went out dawn early daybreak in the day daylight morning to hire labourers into his vineyard field estate . 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 following third next hour, and saw others standing idle unemployed inactive in the square bazaar marketplace , And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is just fair right I will give you. And they went their way. Again he went out about the noon midday sixth and ninth evening afternoon hour, and did likewise. And about the last eleventh final 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 employed engaged hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. So when even dusk evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his manager overseer steward , Call the labourers, and give them their payment wages hire , beginning from the newest final last unto the first original 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 owner master of the house, Saying, These last have wrought but three two one hour, and thou hast made them equivalent same equal unto us, which have borne the burden load weight and toil hardship heat of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Fellow Friend 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 right permissible 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 called invited summoned , but few elected chosen selected .