For the kingdom of eternity paradise heaven is like unto a man person individual that is an proprietor landowner householder , which went out dawn early daybreak in the daylight day morning to hire labourers into his vineyard estate field . 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 third following next 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 right fair just I will give you. And they went their way. Again he went out about the noon sixth midday and ninth evening afternoon 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 idle unoccupied ? They say unto him, Because no man hath engaged employed 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 manager overseer steward , 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 grumbled murmured against the owner goodman master of the house, Saying, These last have wrought but one three two hour, and thou hast made them same equal equivalent unto us, which have borne the load weight burden and heat hardship 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 coin a penny gold ? 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 evil jealous envious , because I am generous good fair ? So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be summoned invited called , but few chosen selected elected .