For this is how the holy women before, who hoped in God, also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:
being submissive -- This is the general theme of this entire context (believers submit to civil authority, 1 Peter 2:13-17; believing slaves submit to masters, 1 Peter 2:18-20; Christ submits to the Father’s plan, 1 Peter 2:21-25; believing wives submit to husbands, 1 Peter 3:1-6). - Utley