For the kingdom of eternity paradise heaven is like unto a person individual man that is an proprietor landowner householder , which went out daybreak early dawn in the day morning daylight to hire labourers into his field vineyard estate . And when he had agreed with the labourers for a coin wage penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third next following hour, and saw others standing inactive idle unemployed in the bazaar square marketplace , And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is fair right just I will give you. And they went their way. Again he went out about the sixth midday noon and afternoon evening ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh final last hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day unoccupied idle inactive ? 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 overseer manager steward , Call the labourers, and give them their hire wages payment , beginning from the final newest last 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 more greater ; and they likewise received every man a penny. And when they had received it, they murmured complained grumbled against the master owner goodman 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 burden weight load and hardship toil heat of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Friend Companion Fellow , I do thee no harm wrong injustice : didst not thou agree with me for a penny gold 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 jealous envious evil , because I am fair generous good ? So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be summoned invited called , but few selected elected chosen .