Matthew 20

¹For the kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine, housholder, which went out at the dawning of the day to hire labourers into his vineyarde.

²And he agreed with the labourers for a peny a day, and sent them into his vineyard.

³And he went out about the third houre, and sawe other standing idle in the market place,

⁴And sayd vnto them, Goe ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoeuer is right, I will giue you: and they went their way.

⁵Againe he went out about the sixt and ninth houre, and did likewise.

⁶And he went about the eleuenth houre, and found other standing idle, and sayd vnto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

⁷They sayd vnto him, Because no man hath hired vs. He sayd to them, Goe ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoeuer is right, that shall ye receiue.

⁸And when euen was come, the master of the vineyard sayd vnto his steward, Call the labourers, and giue them their hire, beginning at the last, till thou come to the first.

⁹And they which were hired about ye eleuenth houre, came and receiued euery man a penie.

¹⁰Nowe when the first came, they supposed that they should receiue more, but they likewise receiued euery man a penie.

¹¹And when they had receiued it, they murmured against the master of the house,

¹²Saying, These last haue wrought but one houre, and thou hast made them equall vnto vs, which haue borne the burden and heate of the day.