For the kingdom of paradise eternity heaven is like unto a individual man person that is an householder landowner proprietor , which went out dawn daybreak early in the day daylight morning to hire labourers into his field estate vineyard . And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny wage coin a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third following next hour, and saw others standing idle unemployed inactive in the bazaar square marketplace , And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right fair just I will give you. And they went their way. Again he went out about the sixth noon midday and afternoon evening ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the final last eleventh 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 employed engaged us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. So when evening dusk even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward manager overseer , Call the labourers, and give them their hire payment wages , beginning from the newest last final 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 complained grumbled murmured against the owner master goodman of the house, Saying, These last have wrought but one three two hour, and thou hast made them equivalent same equal unto us, which have borne the load weight burden and hardship toil heat of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Fellow Companion Friend , I do thee no wrong injustice harm : didst not thou agree with me for a penny a coin gold ? Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it not lawful permissible right for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye jealous envious evil , because I am fair good generous ? So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be summoned called invited , but few chosen selected elected .