For the kingdom of paradise eternity heaven is like unto a man person individual that is an householder proprietor landowner , which went out daybreak dawn early in the morning daylight day to hire labourers into his vineyard estate field . And when he had agreed with the labourers for a coin penny wage a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the next following third hour, and saw others standing inactive unemployed 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 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 idle inactive unoccupied ? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired engaged employed us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. So when evening even dusk was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward overseer manager , Call the labourers, and give them their hire wages payment , beginning from the final newest last unto the first earliest 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 master goodman owner of the house, Saying, These last have wrought but three two one hour, and thou hast made them equivalent same equal unto us, which have borne the load burden weight and toil hardship heat of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Companion Friend Fellow , 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 right lawful permissible for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye envious evil jealous , because I am fair generous good ? So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be invited summoned called , but few chosen selected elected .