For the kingdom of paradise heaven eternity is like unto a individual person man that is an proprietor householder landowner , which went out dawn daybreak early in the morning daylight day to hire labourers into his estate vineyard field . And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny coin wage a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the next following third hour, and saw others standing idle inactive unemployed in the bazaar square marketplace , 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 afternoon evening ninth 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 unoccupied inactive 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 dusk even evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his overseer steward manager , Call the labourers, and give them their wages hire payment , beginning from the final last newest unto the original earliest first . 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 greater higher ; and they likewise received every man a penny. And when they had received it, they grumbled complained murmured against the master goodman owner of the house, Saying, These last have wrought but three one two hour, and thou hast made them same equivalent equal unto us, which have borne the load weight burden and hardship toil 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 right lawful permissible for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye jealous envious evil , because I am generous good fair ? So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called invited summoned , but few chosen elected selected .