For the kingdom of eternity paradise heaven is like unto a man person individual that is an landowner householder proprietor , which went out daybreak dawn early in the morning daylight day to hire labourers into his field vineyard 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 idle inactive in the marketplace bazaar square , 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 sixth noon and evening afternoon ninth 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 unoccupied idle inactive ? 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 even dusk evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his manager steward overseer , Call the labourers, and give them their wages payment hire , beginning from the newest last final unto the first original 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 greater more 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 equal equivalent 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 Fellow Companion , I do thee no harm wrong injustice : didst not thou agree with me for a coin gold a penny ? Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it not permissible right lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye envious evil jealous , because I am generous good fair ? So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called invited summoned , but few selected elected chosen .