For the kingdom of eternity paradise heaven is like unto a man individual person that is an householder proprietor landowner , which went out daybreak early dawn in the daylight day morning to hire labourers into his field estate vineyard . And when he had agreed with the labourers for a wage coin penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third next following 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 sixth midday noon and ninth afternoon evening hour, and did likewise. And about the last eleventh final hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle unoccupied inactive ? 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 even dusk evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward overseer manager , Call the labourers, and give them their wages hire payment , beginning from the last final newest 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 higher greater more ; and they likewise received every man a penny. And when they had received it, they grumbled murmured complained against the master goodman owner of the house, Saying, These last have wrought but one two three hour, and thou hast made them equal same equivalent unto us, which have borne the load weight burden and hardship heat toil of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Friend Companion Fellow , I do thee no harm wrong injustice : 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 right permissible lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye jealous evil envious , because I am generous good fair ? So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be invited called summoned , but few chosen elected selected .