For the kingdom of heaven eternity paradise is like unto a individual man person that is an landowner proprietor householder , which went out daybreak early dawn in the daylight morning day to hire labourers into his field vineyard estate . 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 idle unemployed in the bazaar marketplace 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 sixth noon and ninth afternoon evening 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 inactive unoccupied idle ? 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 dusk evening even 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 last final newest unto the original earliest 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 more higher greater ; and they likewise received every man a penny. And when they had received it, they complained murmured grumbled against the master owner goodman of the house, Saying, These last have wrought but two three one hour, and thou hast made them same equivalent 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, Friend Companion Fellow , I do thee no injustice harm wrong : didst not thou agree with me for gold a penny a coin ? 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 good generous ? So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be invited summoned called , but few selected elected chosen .