Note 3 at Rom. 15:19: Paul was known primarily for his preaching of the gospel of God's grace (see note 5 at Acts 20:24, p. 698). But Paul had the miraculous power of God working in him, too. Indeed, this should be true of all true ministers of the gospel (see note 4 at Acts 4:30, p. 592).

Paul struck Elymas the sorcerer with blindness causing the conversion of Sergius Paulus (Acts 13:6-12). In Lystra, Paul healed a man who had been a cripple from birth (Acts 14:8-10). In Philippi, Paul cast a spirit of divination out of a girl (Acts 16:16-18), and he was also delivered from prison in that city by a miraculous earthquake (Acts 16:25-26).

In Ephesus, the Lord accomplished "special miracles" through Paul by healing and delivering people as they came in contact with handkerchiefs or aprons that Paul had touched (Acts 19:11-12). In Troas, Paul raised Eutychus from the dead (Acts 20:9-12). And while shipwrecked on the island of Melita, Paul miraculously survived a bite from a poisonous snake (Acts 28:3-6).

Paul was also delivered from death at the hands of the Romans and Jews many times, including one time where he may actually have been raised from the dead (see note 3 at Acts 14:20, p. 658). Paul's life, as well as the lives of everyone on his ship, was spared from death at sea through God's intervention (Acts 27:21-26,43-44).

Paul also wrote to the Corinthians that the signs of an apostle were wrought among them by himself (2 Cor. 12:12). Yet there is no record in Acts of any miracles performed by Paul during his visits to Corinth (Acts 18:1-17 and Acts 20:2-3).

Therefore, it can be concluded that there were many miraculous things accomplished by Paul that were not recorded just as in the case of our Lord Jesus (Jn. 20:30; 21:25).

Note 4 at Rom. 15:19: Ancient Illyricum occupied the territory that is modern day Albania and Yugoslavia, just north of Macedonia where Thessalonica and Berea were located. There is no record of Paul preaching in this area, so it can be supposed that he is referring to ministering up to the border of this province.

Note 5 at Rom. 15:19: Some people have interpreted Paul's statement here to mean that he had covered all the area of Asia (see note 3 at Acts 16:6, p. 666; see note 4 at Acts 19:10, p. 688), Macedonia (see note 1 at Acts 16:9, p. 667) and Achaia (see note 11 at Acts 18:12, p. 682) with the gospel. The following few verses would lend itself to that interpretation.

However, the immediate context of this verse specifically mentions "mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God." This would lead us to believe that Paul "fully" preaching the gospel referred to the confirmation of the Word through demonstration of God's miraculous power (see note 2 at Mk. 16:20, p. 565).

Therefore, Paul could be making a distinction between just preaching the gospel and fully preaching the gospel. A minister hasn't fully preached the gospel unless there are accompanying signs and wonders (see note 4 at Acts 4:30, p. 592). This must be where the phrase "full gospel" came from.