1 For the kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man, a house-ruler, who went out in the early morning at the same time to hire workmen for his vineyard.
2 And having agreed with the workmen for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
3 And having gone out about the third hour, he saw others having stood idle in the marketplace.
4 And he said to those men, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever would be right I will give you, and they went.
5 Again having gone out about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did likewise.
6 And having gone out about the eleventh hour, he found others who have stood idle. And he says to them, Why have ye stood here idle the whole day?
7 They say to him, Because no man has hired us. He says to them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever would be right ye will receive.
8 And having become evening, the lord of the vineyard says to his manager, Call the workmen, and render to them their wage, having begun from the last until the first.
9 And those who came about the eleventh hour, each received a denarius.
10 But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more. And they also received a denarius each.
11 And when they received it, they murmured against the house-ruler,
12 saying, These last did one hour, and thou have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the heat.
13 But having answered, he said to one of them, Friend, I do not wrong thee. Did thou not agree with me for a denarius?
14 Take thine and go. But I want to give to this last man, as to thee also.
15 Is it not permitted for me to do what I want with my own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
16 So the last will be first, and the first last, for many are called but few chosen.
1 For the kyngdome of heven ys lyke vnto an houssholder which went out erly in the morninge to hyre labourers into hys vyneyarde.
2 And he agreed wt the labourers for a peny a daye and sent them into his vyneyarde.
3 And he went out about the thyrde houre and sawe other stonding ydell in the marketplace
4 and sayd vnto them go ye also into my vyneyarde: and whatsoever is right I will geve you. And they went there waye.
5 Agayne he wet out about the sixte and nynthe houre and dyd lyke wyse.
6 And he went out aboute the eleventhe houre and founde other stondynge ydell and sayde vnto them: Why stonde ye here all the daye ydell?
7 They sayde vnto hym: because no man hath hyred vs. He sayde to them: goo ye alsoo into my vyneyarde and whatsoever is right that shall ye receave.
8 When even was come the lorde of the vyneyarde sayde vnto hys steward: call the labourers and geve them their hyre beginnyng at ye laste tyll thou come to ye fyrste.
9 And they whiche were hyred aboute the eleventhe houre came and receaved every man a peny.
10 Then came ye fyrst supposyng yt they shuld receave moare: and they likewyse receaved every man a peny.
11 And when they had receaved it they murmured agaynst the good man of the housse
12 saying: These laste have wrought but one houre and thou hast made them equall vnto vs which have born ye burthe and heet of the daye.
13 He answered to one of the sayinge: frende I do the no wronge: dyddest thou not agre wt me for a peny?
14 Take that which is thy duty and go thy waye. I will geve vnto this last as moche as to the.
15 Ys it not lawfull for me to do as me listeth with myne awne? Ys thyne eye evyll because I am good?
16 Soo the laste shalbe fyrste and the fyrste shalbe laste. For many are called and feawe be chosen.