For the kingdom of eternity paradise heaven is like unto a man individual person that is an landowner householder proprietor , 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 wage coin penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the next following third hour, and saw others standing unemployed inactive 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 ninth afternoon evening 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 inactive unoccupied idle ? 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 steward overseer manager , Call the labourers, and give them their payment hire wages , beginning from the last newest 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 more higher greater ; and they likewise received every man a penny. And when they had received it, they murmured complained grumbled against the owner goodman master of the house, Saying, These last have wrought but one three two hour, and thou hast made them equivalent equal same unto us, which have borne the load burden weight and hardship heat toil of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Companion Fellow Friend , I do thee no harm injustice wrong : 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 envious evil jealous , because I am fair generous good ? So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be invited called summoned , but few chosen selected elected .