// fake multi-line JLabel with JTextArea
final JTextArea jta = new JTextArea();
jta.setFont( new Font( "Dialog", Font.PLAIN, 12 ) );
jta.setForeground( FOREGROUND_FOR_INSTRUCTIONS );
jta.setBackground( BACKGROUND_FOR_BODY );
jta.setEditable( false );
jta.setBorder( BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder() );
jta.setText( "line1\nline2");