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