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