For the kingdom of paradise heaven eternity is like unto a man individual person that is an householder proprietor landowner , which went out early dawn daybreak in the day morning daylight to hire labourers into his estate field vineyard . And when he had agreed with the labourers for a wage penny coin a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the next following third hour, and saw others standing idle inactive unemployed in the square marketplace bazaar , 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 sixth midday 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 employed engaged hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. So when evening even dusk 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 final newest unto the earliest first original . 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 goodman master owner of the house, Saying, These last have wrought but three two one hour, and thou hast made them equivalent same equal unto us, which have borne the load weight burden and toil heat hardship of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Companion Fellow Friend , I do thee no harm wrong injustice : 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 lawful permissible right for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil jealous envious , because I am generous fair good ? So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be summoned invited called , but few elected chosen selected .