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1 Corinthians 11:2
Paul commends the Corinthians for following tradition.

2 Thess 2:15
Paul commands them to keep traditions

2 Thess 3:6
Paul states that those who act outside of tradition should be shunned.

John 21:25
Not everything Jesus said is recorded in the Scriptures

Acts 20:35
A saying of Christ not found in Scripture.

2 Tim 1:13
Command to follow oral tradition

2 Peter 1:20
The interpretation of scripture is not a matter of any persons private interpretation

2 Peter 3:15-16
Admission that the Scriptures can be hard to interpret and grasp.

Romans 10:17
Faith by what is heard.

Logic 101: The New Testament was compiled by and canonized by the Church. The New Testament itself, of course, contains no list of books to be included in the canon. Without the Church, we can have at best a very fallible list of infallible books. Scripture itself is written tradition.