"When it was about noon." This reflects the custom at the time of counting hours beginning with daybreak at 6 a.m. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaltime]])
"until 3 a.m." This reflects the custom at the time of counting hours beginning with daybreak at 6 a.m. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaltime]])
## the curtain of the temple ##
"the curtain inside the temple"
## was torn in the middle ##
"tore (or split) to become two pieces." This could be translated as "God tore the temple curtain into two pieces."