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