Charles Ellicott Commentary Romans 15:23

"but now, having no more any place in these regions, and having these many years a longing to come unto you," — Romans 15:23 (ASV)

But now having no more place.—The work had been finished, as far as the Apostle was concerned, in Asia Minor, Macedonia, and Greece. The churches had been founded and well established; and now he felt it his duty to go on to new fields, his duty in this respect also aligning with his desires, as it would bring him to Rome.

Place.—Room for (new) working. The whole ground had already been occupied.

Parts.—A distinctive word from which our word “climate” is derived. The original idea appears to be the slope or inclination of the earth from the equator towards the pole. Hence a “zone” or “region.” The same word occurs in 2 Corinthians 11:10; Galatians 1:21.