1 "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who owned land. He went out early in the morning to hire people to work in his vineyard.
2 He agreed to give them the usual pay for a day's work. Then he sent them into his vineyard.
3 "About nine o'clock in the morning he went out again. He saw others standing in the market place doing nothing.
4 He told them, 'You also go and work in my vineyard. I'll pay you what is right.'
5 So they went. "He went out again about noon and at three o'clock and did the same thing.