imo do yourself a favor and get rid of the English scribe that was himself convinced that you should become a Jesus Bot too before they even let him start scribing, just like the Book even says will happen, and then go from there, but even logically the only reason the standard interp works there is bc we accept the notion that it's ok to address strangers, when that will get you killed, or at least is almost never a good idea generally speaking
I've treated that v a couple times before, but this time i'd like to ask when the last time is someone asked you "what reason do you have for this hope" that you have expressed, #1, and #2 what is that hope, anyway? briefly, not trying to dissect it or anything, "i hope Jesus raptures me," or however you might like to put it, the point here being see how the seemingly logical and approved path/statement is already starting to unravel?
Who is "everyone who asks you to give a reason," who are these people? Why would they be asking you about any "hope" that you have anyway--which with our now warped definition of that, "hope," we are completely on kool-aid now anyway--and "why the admonishment to do it with love," if the scenario is generally supposed to play out as you have just described to me above? sounded like practically a love-in already, right? We'll see
also you might notice that "you are to give an answer to them that ask you," iow they initiate the convo, right, they talked first?
In the Bible v i mean, not IRL of course. Note any contrast there too, see how that is all warped?