^{1 Ref} `For the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a householder, who went forth with the morning to hire workmen for his vineyard,

^{2 Ref} and having agreed with the workmen for a denary a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

^{3 Ref} `And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle,

^{4 Ref} and to these he said, Go ye -- also ye -- to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous I will give you;

^{5 Ref} and they went away. `Again, having gone forth about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did in like manner.

^{6 Ref} And about the eleventh hour, having gone forth, he found others standing idle, and saith to them, Why here have ye stood all the day idle?

^{7 Ref} they say to him, Because no one did hire us; he saith to them, Go ye -- ye also -- to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous ye shall receive.

^{8 Ref} `And evening having come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the workmen, and pay them the reward, having begun from the last -- unto the first.

^{9 Ref} And they of about the eleventh hour having come, did receive each a denary.

¹⁰ `And the first having come, did suppose that they shall receive more, and they received, they also, each a denary,

^{11 Ref} and having received `it', they were murmuring against the householder, saying,

^{12 Ref} that These, the last, wrought one hour, and thou didst make them equal to us, who were bearing the burden of the day -- and the heat.

^{13 Ref} `And he answering said to one of them, Comrade, I do no unrighteousness to thee; for a denary didst not thou agree with me?

^{14 Ref} take that which is thine, and go; and I will to give to this, the last, also as to thee;

^{15 Ref} is it not lawful to me to do what I will in mine own? is thine eye evil because I am good?

^{16 Ref} So the last shall be first, and the first last, for many are called, and few chosen.'