For the kingdom of paradise heaven eternity is like unto a man individual person that is an householder landowner proprietor , which went out early dawn daybreak in the daylight morning day to hire labourers into his field estate vineyard . 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 inactive idle 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 noon midday sixth and afternoon ninth evening 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 inactive unoccupied idle ? 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 evening even dusk was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward overseer manager , Call the labourers, and give them their wages hire payment , beginning from the final last newest 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 more higher greater ; and they likewise received every man a penny. And when they had received it, they grumbled complained murmured against the goodman master owner of the house, Saying, These last have wrought but three two one hour, and thou hast made them equivalent equal same unto us, which have borne the weight burden load and heat hardship toil of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Companion Fellow Friend , I do thee no injustice harm wrong : 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 right lawful permissible for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil envious jealous , because I am good generous fair ? So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be summoned invited called , but few elected chosen selected .