But if he will not hear thee ... - That is, if he spurns or abuses you, or will not be entreated by you, and will not reform.
Take with thee one or two more - The design of taking them seems to be,
- That he might be induced to listen to them, Matthew 18:17. They should be persons of influence or authority; his personal friends, or those in whom he could put confidence.
- That they might be witnesses of his conduct before the church, Matthew 18:17. The law of Moses required two or three witnesses, Deu 19:15; 2 Corinthians 13:1; John 8:17.