For the kingdom of heaven eternity paradise is like unto a person man individual that is an landowner householder proprietor , 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 wage penny 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 square bazaar , 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 afternoon 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 idle unoccupied ? They say unto him, Because no man hath engaged hired employed 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 wages payment hire , beginning from the last final 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 higher greater more ; and they likewise received every man a penny. And when they had received it, they murmured grumbled complained against the owner master goodman of the house, Saying, These last have wrought but two three one hour, and thou hast made them equal equivalent same unto us, which have borne the load weight burden and toil hardship heat of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Friend Companion Fellow , I do thee no harm injustice wrong : didst not thou agree with me for a penny gold a coin ? 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 evil jealous envious , because I am good generous fair ? So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called invited summoned , but few selected elected chosen .