Translation
For formerly, the holy women used to adorn
Go to footnote numberthemselves in this way, trusting in God and being subject to their own husbands,
Paraphrase
The holy women of the past would make themselves winsome in the way I have been describing; it included trusting in God to care for their needs and living in respectful deference to their husbands,
Footnotes
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Once again this is a form of the word “kosmos,” meaning a “harmonious arrangement.” In this context “adorn” fits best.