Matthew 20:1-9

1 For the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a man, the husband of a house, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

3 And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace

4 and said unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went.

5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour and did likewise.

6 And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle and said unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

7 They say unto him, Because no one has hired us. He said unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever is right, that shall ye receive.

8 So when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard said unto his steward, Call the labourers and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.

9 And when those came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a denarius.